Where does “pas” come from?
pas (Polish) comes from French pas, from Old French pas, from Latin pāstus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pas (Polish): belt; fess; pass
Ancestry of “pas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | pas | step, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch |
| 2 | Old French | pas | pace; step; Alternative form of past |
| 3 | Latin | pāstus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |