Where does “spassare” come from?

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

spassare (Italian): to entertain, amuse

Definitions

  1. to entertain, amuse

Ancestry of “spassare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpassareto pass; to exist; to there be; to take place; to...
2Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
3Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
4LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “spassare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin passus →