Where does “passbook” come from?
passbook (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.
passbook (English): A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals...
Definitions
- A customer's record of deposits and withdrawals...
Ancestry of “passbook”, step by step
passbook 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 Book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 2 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |