Where does “pasdaran” come from?
pasdaran (English) comes from Persian پاسداران, from Persian پاسدار, from Persian پاس, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer — to hate, hurt.
pasdaran (English): A Revolutionary Guard
Definitions
- A Revolutionary Guard
Ancestry of “pasdaran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پاسداران | plural of پاسدار |
| 2 | Persian | پاسدار | guard, sentinel, watchman; outpost |
| 3 | Persian | پاس | guard, watch; pass, passing |
| 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 |