Where does “Easter Islander” come from?
Easter Islander (English) comes from English Easter Island, from Dutch Paaseiland, from Dutch Pasen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer — to hate, hurt.
Easter Islander (English): A person from Easter Island
Definitions
- A person from Easter Island
Ancestry of “Easter Islander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Easter Island | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Paaseiland | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Pasen | Easter |
| 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 |