Where does “pasajero” come from?
pasajero (Spanish) comes from Spanish pasaje, from French passager, from French passage, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus — to hate, hurt.
pasajero (Spanish): transient, passing; passenger
Definitions
- transient, passing; passenger
Ancestry of “pasajero”, step by step
pasajero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pasaje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pasaje | passing, crossing; ticket, fare; all passengers... |
| 2 | French | passager | Passenger; Traveller; Whose presence in a... |
| 3 | French | passage | The act of going through a place or event; The... |
| 4 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 5 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 6 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 8 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 9 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via English passenger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passenger | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who... |