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Where does “passageable” come from?

passageable (English) comes from English passage, from French passager, from French passage, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus — to hate, hurt.

passageable (English): Through which passage can be made; traversable;...

Definitions

  1. Through which passage can be made; traversable;...

Ancestry of “passageable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpassageDescribing a bird that has left the nest, is...
2FrenchpassagerPassenger; Traveller; Whose presence in a...
3FrenchpassageThe act of going through a place or event; The...
4Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
5Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
6Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
7Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
8Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
9LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →