Where does “passage” come from?
passage (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch passage, from Middle French passage, from Old French passage, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
passage (Dutch): A paragraph or section of text with particular...
Definitions
- A paragraph or section of text with particular...
Ancestry of “passage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | passage | — |
| 2 | Middle French | passage | — |
| 3 | Old French | passage | passage part of a route or journey |
| 4 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 6 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 7 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |