Where does “soprapassaggio” come from?
soprapassaggio (Italian) comes from Italian passaggio, from Old French passage, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
soprapassaggio (Italian): flyover, overpass
Ancestry of “soprapassaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | passaggio | passage, passing, gap; transfer, transition;... |
| 2 | Old French | passage | passage |
| 3 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 5 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 6 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |