Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “multi-pass” come from?

multi-pass (English) comes from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus — to hate, hurt.

multi-pass (English): Involving several passes over something

Definitions

  1. Involving several passes over something

Ancestry of “multi-pass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpass"To change place."; "To change in state or...
2EnglishpasséDated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's...
3Frenchpassépast tense; past; last
4Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
5Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
6Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
7Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
8Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
9LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →