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Where does “passo” come from?

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

passo (Portuguese): step; footstep; pace; step; pace; step

Definitions

  1. step; footstep; pace; step; pace; step

Ancestry of “passo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepasso—
2Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “passo”

  • passeata
  • passeio
  • passear
  • पासय
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