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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-
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trespass”

  • trespassing
  • trespasser
  • trespasseth
  • antitrespass
  • untrespassing
  • nontrespassing
  • trespast
  • trespassest
  • nontrespasser
  • cybertrespass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →