Where does “пассажир” come from?
пассажир (Russian) comes from German Passagier, from Italian passaggièro, from French passager, from French passage, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare — to hate, hurt.
пассажир (Russian): passenger
Ancestry of “пассажир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Passagier | passenger |
| 2 | Italian | passaggièro | — |
| 3 | French | passager | Passenger; Traveller; Whose presence in a... |
| 4 | French | passage | The act of going through a place or event; The... |
| 5 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 6 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 7 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 9 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 10 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |