Where does “pasmus” come from?

pasmus (Latin) comes from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

Ancestry of “pasmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspasmusspasm
2Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
3Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek σπάωEvery word from Ancient Greek σπασμός
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