Where does “Easter Island” come from?
Easter Island (English) comes from Dutch Paaseiland, from Dutch Pasen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer — to hate, hurt.
Easter Island (English): An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments
Definitions
- An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments
Ancestry of “Easter Island”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Paaseiland | Easter Island |
| 2 | Dutch | Pasen | Easter |
| 3 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 4 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 5 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 6 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 7 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 8 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 10 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 11 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |