Where does “passare” come from?

passare (Friulian) comes from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

passare (Friulian): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “passare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpassersparrow; turbot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →
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