Where does “pas” come from?

pas (English) comes from French pas, from Old French pas, from Latin pāstus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

pas (English): A pace; a step, as in a dance or in marching; The...

Definitions

  1. A pace; a step, as in a dance or in marching; The...

Ancestry of “pas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpasstep, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch
2Old Frenchpaspace; step; Alternative form of past
3Latinpāstushaving eaten, consumed
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin pāstus →