Where does “passé” come from?

passé (Piedmontese) comes from Vulgar Latin passo, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

passé (Piedmontese): to pass

Definitions

  1. to pass

Ancestry of “passé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpassodative masculine singular of passus; dative...
2Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →Every word from Latin patior →Every word from Latin passus →