Where does “Passantino” come from?
Passantino (Italian) comes from Italian passante, from Italian passare, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
Ancestry of “Passantino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | passante | passing, through; passant; passerby |
| 2 | Italian | passare | to pass; to exist; to there be; to take place; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 4 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 5 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |