Where does “kinderoppas” come from?
kinderoppas (Dutch) comes from Dutch oppas, from Dutch oppassen, from Dutch passen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer — to hate, hurt.
kinderoppas (Dutch): babysitter
Definitions
- babysitter
Ancestry of “kinderoppas”, step by step
kinderoppas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch oppas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oppas | babysitter |
| 2 | Dutch | oppassen | to watch out, beware; to babysit, take care,... |
| 3 | Dutch | passen | to fit; to try on, to fit, to try for size; to... |
| 4 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 5 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 6 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 7 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 8 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 9 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 11 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 12 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |