Where does “passo” come from?
passo (Old Spanish) comes from Latin passus, from Proto-Italic pattus, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “passo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pattus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |