Where does “passengerless” come from?
passengerless (English) comes from English passenger, from Old French passagier, from Old French passage, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
passengerless (English): Without passengers
Ancestry of “passengerless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | passenger | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who... |
| 2 | Old French | passagier | — |
| 3 | Old French | passage | passage |
| 4 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 6 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 7 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |