Where does “passatempo” come from?

passatempo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese passar, from Old Portuguese passar, from Vulgar Latin passo, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

passatempo (Portuguese): pastime

Definitions

  1. pastime

Ancestry of “passatempo”, step by step

passatempo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese passar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepassarto pass; to pass by; to pass; to begin to; to...
2Old Portuguesepassar
3Vulgar Latinpassodative masculine singular of passus; dative...
4Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
5LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

via Portuguese tempo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetempotime; a duration of time, especially a long one;...
2Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-Every word from Latin patiorEvery word from Latin passus
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