Where does “pass muster” come from?
pass muster (English) comes from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus — to hate, hurt.
pass muster (English): To meet or exceed a particular standard; To...
Definitions
- To meet or exceed a particular standard; To...
Ancestry of “pass muster”, step by step
pass muster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 2 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 3 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 4 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 5 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 6 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 8 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 9 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via English muster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muster | Gathering; Showing; To show, exhibit |
| 2 | Middle English | musteren | — |
| 3 | Middle French | monstrer | to show |
| 4 | Old French | monstrer | to show |
| 5 | Latin | mōnstrō | to show, point out, indicate, demonstrate |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |