Where does “pas” come from?
I need to work through this carefully, as there are some issues with the chain provided.
The chain shows:
- French pas
- Old French pas
- Latin pastus
- Latin pati
- Proto-Indo-European peh₂-
- English pandemic (listed three times)
This chain appears problematic because it ends with "English pandemic" three times, which doesn't make sense for deriving "pas" (English). The chain seems corrupted or mixed up.
However, following the rules strictly - I must "state only what the chain supports" and "do not invent dates, cognates, or intermediate steps."
Given that the chain as presented doesn't actually support a coherent etymology for "pas" (the final three entries are all English pandemic), I cannot write an accurate one-sentence summary that follows the rules.
Could you verify the chain? It should trace from modern English "pas" back through earlier forms.
pas (English): A pace; a step, as in a dance or in marching; The...
Definitions
- A pace; a step, as in a dance or in marching; The...
Ancestry of “pas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | pas | step, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch |
| 2 | Old French | pas | pace; step; Alternative form of past |
| 3 | Latin | pāstus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |