Where does “pass” come from?
pass (Lombard) comes from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
pass (Lombard): step; mountain pass
Ancestry of “pass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 2 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |