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Where does “パス” come from?

パス (Japanese) comes from Japanese カリパス, from English calipers, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

パス (Japanese): passage, passing, a passing grade; a pass, a...

Definitions

  1. passage, passing, a passing grade; a pass, a...

Ancestry of “パス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカリパス—
2EnglishcalipersA device used to measure thickness between two...
3EnglishcaliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically...
4Frenchcalibrecalibre; first-person singular present indicative...
5Italiancalibrocaliber, bore; callipers; template
6Arabicقَالِبform, mold; form, mould; mold
7Classical Syriacܩܠܒܝܕlast
8Ancient Greekκαλοπόδιονshoemaker's last
9Ancient Greekκᾱλόπους—
10Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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