Where does “pasito” come from?

pasito (Spanish) comes from Spanish paso, from Old Spanish passo, from Latin passus, from Proto-Italic pattus, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pasito (Spanish): nativity scene

Definitions

  1. nativity scene

Ancestry of “pasito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpasodry; A step or pace walking; A step in a set of...
2Old Spanishpassostep
3Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
4Proto-Italicpattus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pattus →Every word from Latin passus →