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Where does “unpass” come from?

unpass (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.

unpass (English): To undo the passing of; to cause not to have...

Definitions

  1. To undo the passing of; to cause not to have...

Ancestry of “unpass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpass"To change place."; "To change in state or...
2EnglishpasséDated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's...
3Frenchpassépast tense; past; last
4Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
5Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
6Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
7Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
8Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
9LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →