Where does “pass” come from?
pass (English) comes from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior — to hate, hurt.
pass (English): "To change place."; "To change in state or...
Definitions
- "To change place."; "To change in state or...
Ancestry of “pass”, step by step
pass traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English passé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 2 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 3 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 4 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 5 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 7 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 8 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via Polish pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pas | belt; fess; pass |
| 2 | French | pas | step, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch |
| 3 | Old French | pas | pace; step; Alternative form of past |
| 4 | Latin | pāstus | having eaten, consumed |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Middle English passen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | passen | to pass |