Where does “pasa” come from?
pasa (Cornish) comes from Cornish pas, from English pace, from English Pasch, from Middle English Pask, from Old French pasches, from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא — Passover.
pasa (Cornish): to cough
Definitions
- to cough
Ancestry of “pasa”, step by step
pasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | pas | cough |
| 2 | English | pace | Step; Way of stepping; Speed or velocity in... |
| 3 | English | Pasch | Easter; Passover |
| 4 | Middle English | Pask | Passover (Jewish feast, festival or holiday) |
| 5 | Old French | pasches | Alternative form of pasques |
| 6 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pascha | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 8 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |
via Cornish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | a | Marks the following verb to the preceding... |