Where does “paso” come from?

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

paso (Spanish): dry; A step or pace walking; A step in a set of...

Definitions

  1. dry; A step or pace walking; A step in a set of...

Ancestry of “paso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpassostep
2Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
3Proto-Italicpattus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “paso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pattusEvery word from Latin passus