Where does “paseo” come from?
paseo (English) comes from Spanish paseo, from Spanish pasear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.
paseo (English): A public path or avenue designed for walking,...
Definitions
- A public path or avenue designed for walking,...
Ancestry of “paseo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | paseo | walk, stroll; outing, excursion; promenade |
| 2 | Spanish | pasear | to stroll, to saunter, to promenade; to walk, to... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ear | forms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some... |
| 4 | Latin | -izāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |