Where does “trespass” come from?

Trespass comes from Old French trespasser, from Old French passer, from Latin passus, meaning a step or pace.

trespass (English): An intentional interference with another's...

Definitions

  1. An intentional interference with another's...

Ancestry of “trespass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrespaspass
2Asturiantres-trans-
3Latintrānsacross, beyond
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trespass

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-