Where does “thoroughpass” come from?
thoroughpass (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.
thoroughpass (English): A connected passage; conduit or channel; A way...
Definitions
- A connected passage; conduit or channel; A way...
Ancestry of “thoroughpass”, step by step
thoroughpass 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 |