Where does “pass” come from?

pass (Middle High German) comes from Middle French passe, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

Ancestry of “pass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpasse—
2Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “pass”

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