Where does “passim” come from?
Passim comes from Latin passim, derived from Latin pandus meaning "spread out," which traces to Proto-Indo-European peth₂- meaning "to spread."
passim (English): throughout or frequently; here and there
Definitions
- throughout or frequently; here and there
Ancestry of “passim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | passim | everywhere; here and there, hither and thither |
| 2 | Latin | pandō | to spread or open (out), extend |
| 3 | Latin | pandus | bend, crooked, curved; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |