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Where does “passo” come from?

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

passo (Italian): footstep; footprint; step

Definitions

  1. footstep; footprint; step

Ancestry of “passo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “passo”

  • appassire
  • contrappasso
  • appassimento
  • passire
  • passivate
  • passeggiatore
  • bipasso
  • passeggiare
  • Passbild
  • Pass
  • Arbeitspass
  • diplomaattipassi
  • vatupassi
  • ulkomaanpassi
  • hirvipassi
  • passi
  • muukalaispassi
  • vattenpass
  • pass
  • pas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →