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
- passage, passing, a passing grade; a pass, a...
Ancestry of “パス”, step by step
パス traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese カリパス
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カリパス | — |
| 2 | English | calipers | A device used to measure thickness between two... |
| 3 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 4 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 6 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English pass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 2 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 3 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 4 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 5 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 6 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 8 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 9 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |