Where does “paso doble” come from?

paso doble (English) comes from Spanish pasodoble, from Spanish paso, from Old Spanish passo, from Latin passus, from Proto-Italic pattus, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

paso doble (English): A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time; The...

Definitions

  1. A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time; The...

Ancestry of “paso doble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpasodobleA certain kind of march
2Spanishpasodry; A step or pace walking; A step in a set of...
3Old Spanishpassostep
4Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
5Proto-Italicpattus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pattus →Every word from Latin passus →