Where does “pasmens” come from?
pasmens (Occitan) comes from Occitan pas, from Old Occitan pas, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
pasmens (Occitan): however, nevertheless
Ancestry of “pasmens”, step by step
pasmens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Occitan pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | pas | not negates the meaning of a verb |
| 2 | Old Occitan | pas | — |
| 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 |
via Occitan mens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | mens | less |
| 2 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |