Where does “passagier” come from?
passagier (Dutch) comes from Middle French passagier, 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.
passagier (Dutch): passenger
Definitions
- passenger
Ancestry of “passagier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | passagier | — |
| 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 |