Where does “passably” come from?
Passably comes from English passable, from French passable, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
passably (English): In a passable fashion, moderately; adequately
Definitions
- In a passable fashion, moderately; adequately
Ancestry of “passably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passable | That may be passed or traversed; Tolerable;... |
| 2 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 3 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 4 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 5 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 6 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 7 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 9 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 10 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |