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Where does “passare” come from?

passare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

passare (Italian): to pass; to exist; to there be; to take place; to...

Definitions

  1. to pass; to exist; to there be; to take place; to...

Ancestry of “passare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
2Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “passare”

  • passata
  • sottopassare
  • passabile
  • insorpassabile
  • passato
  • passatismo
  • sorpassabile
  • oltrepassare
  • passaggio
  • sorpassare
  • passatoia
  • passatista
  • passatistico
  • passabilmente
  • passati
  • retropassaggio
  • passatoio
  • sottopassaggio
  • passata
  • soprapassaggio
  • contropassante
  • passante
  • oltrepassabile
  • sovrapassaggio
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