Where does “pasodoble” come from?

pasodoble (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.

pasodoble (Spanish): A certain kind of march

Definitions

  1. A certain kind of march

Ancestry of “pasodoble”, step by step

pasodoble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish paso

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

via Spanish doble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdobledouble; twofold; double, twice as much
2Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
3Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “pasodoble”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pattus →Every word from Latin passus →