Where does “unpassably” come from?
unpassably (English) comes from English unpassable, from English passable, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer — to hate, hurt.
unpassably (English): Such that it cannot be passed
Definitions
- Such that it cannot be passed
Ancestry of “unpassably”, step by step
unpassably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unpassable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unpassable | Not able to be passed; Unable to pass... |
| 2 | English | passable | That may be passed or traversed; Tolerable;... |
| 3 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 4 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 5 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 6 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 7 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 8 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 10 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 11 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |