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Where does “passus” come from?

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

passus (Latin): spread out; dried; step

Definitions

  1. spread out; dried; step

Ancestry of “passus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “passus”

  • past
  • pass
  • passage
  • passing
  • passion
  • pace
  • passive
  • compassion
  • passenger
  • compass
  • password
  • pas
  • pacing
  • passport
  • bypass
  • compassionate
  • impassioned
  • trespass
  • passively
  • impassable
  • passivity
  • passageway
  • impasse
  • impassive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →