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
- pass; an employment contract
Ancestry of “passe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |