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Where does “passe” come from?

passe (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.

passe (Portuguese): pass; an employment contract

Definitions

  1. pass; an employment contract

Ancestry of “passe”, step by step

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
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