Where does “nonpassenger” come from?
nonpassenger (English) comes from English passenger, from Old French passagier, 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.
nonpassenger (English): One who is not a passenger
Definitions
- One who is not a passenger
Ancestry of “nonpassenger”, step by step
nonpassenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English passenger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passenger | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who... |
| 2 | Old French | passagier | — |
| 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 |