Where does “passage” come from?
passage (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French passage, from Old French passage, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
Ancestry of “passage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | passage | — |
| 2 | Old French | passage | passage part of a route or journey |
| 3 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 5 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 6 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |