Where does “pas” come from?

pas (Middle English) comes from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Ancestry of “pas”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	passer	to pass; to pass by
2	Vulgar Latin	passare	to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
3	Latin	passus	spread out; dried; step
4	Latin	patior	I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₁-	to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin passus →

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