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Where does “pass” come from?

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pass (English): "To change place."; "To change in state or...

Definitions

  1. "To change place."; "To change in state or...

Ancestry of “pass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpasséDated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's...
2Frenchpassépast tense; past; last
3Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
4Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
5Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
6Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
7Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
8LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pass”

  • passing
  • password
  • bypass
  • impassable
  • passer
  • overpass
  • passband
  • lowpass
  • repass
  • passphrase
  • passthrough
  • underpass
  • passbook
  • impassibility
  • highpass
  • passkey
  • passest
  • passingly
  • passcode
  • impassability
  • passway
  • impassably
  • passwordless
  • passman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →