Where does “Passus” come from?

Passus (German) comes from Medieval Latin passus, from Latin pando, from Proto-Italic patnō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Passus (German): passage

Definitions

  1. passage

Ancestry of “Passus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
2Latinpandoto spread or open (out), extend
3Proto-Italicpatnō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic patnō →Every word from Latin pando →