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Where does “pas” come from?

pas (Old French) comes from Latin pāstus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

pas (Old French): pace; step; Alternative form of past

Definitions

  1. pace; step; Alternative form of past

Ancestry of “pas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāstus—
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pas”

  • pace
  • pas
  • pacing
  • trespass
  • pacemaker
  • trespassing
  • trespasser
  • outpace
  • pacer
  • pacesetter
  • pacemaking
  • footpace
  • pacesetting
  • pacey
  • paceline
  • repace
  • tachypacing
  • trespasseth
  • paceman
  • antitrespass
  • pacemakerlike
  • halfpace
  • hautpas
  • nontrespassing
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