Where does “bypassare” come from?

bypassare (Italian) comes from Italian bypass, from English bypass, from English by-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

bypassare (Italian): to bypass

Definitions

  1. to bypass

Ancestry of “bypassare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbypassbypass
2Englishbypassa road that passes around something, such as a...
3Englishby-town or city; nearness or roundaboutness;...
4Middle Englishbi-A prefix forming transitive verbs from any content word, often denoting completion or thoroughness
5Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
6Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
7Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-