Where does “possun” come from?
possun (Finnish) comes from Icelandic passa, from Danish passe, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus — to hate, hurt.
possun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of possu; pig's
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of possu; pig's
Ancestry of “possun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | passa | to fit; to be convenient; to be appropriate |
| 2 | Danish | passe | to look after; to be true; to fit |
| 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 |