Where does “passavante” come from?
passavante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese avante, from Catalan avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
passavante (Portuguese): pursuivant royal messenger
Definitions
- pursuivant royal messenger
Ancestry of “passavante”, step by step
passavante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese avante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | avante | forward, along |
| 2 | Catalan | avant | forward, ahead, onward |
| 3 | Latin | ab ante | in front, before |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Portuguese passar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | passar | to pass; to pass by; to pass; to begin to; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | passar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | passo | dative masculine singular of passus; dative... |
| 4 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 5 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |