Where does “pasacalle” come from?

pasacalle (Spanish) comes from Spanish calle, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

pasacalle (Spanish): passacaglia

Definitions

  1. passacaglia

Ancestry of “pasacalle”, step by step

pasacalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish calle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcallestreet; lane
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Spanish pasar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpasarto pass, to hand, to slip; to happen; to pass, to...
2Old Spanishpassar—

Words derived from “pasacalle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →Every word from Spanish calle →