Where does “paso doble” come from?
paso doble (French) comes from Spanish pasodoble, from Spanish paso, from Old Spanish passo, from Latin passus, from Proto-Italic pattus, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
paso doble (French): paso doble
Ancestry of “paso doble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pasodoble | A certain kind of march |
| 2 | Spanish | paso | dry; A step or pace walking; A step in a set of... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | passo | — |
| 4 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pattus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |