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Where does “пассаж” come from?

пассаж (Russian) comes from French passage, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

пассаж (Russian): arcade, passage; passage; unexpected turn

Definitions

  1. arcade, passage; passage; unexpected turn

Ancestry of “пассаж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpassageThe act of going through a place or event; The...
2Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
3Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
4Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
5Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
6Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
7LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
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