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

A certain kind of march

Ancestry of “pasodoble”, step by step

pasodoble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish paso

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	paso	dry; A step or pace walking; A step in a set of...
2	Old Spanish	passo	step
3	Latin	passus	spread out; dried; step
4	Proto-Italic	pattus	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	peth₂-	to spread out; to fly

via Spanish doble

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	doble	double; twofold; double, twice as much
2	Latin	dūplus	double (twice as much, or as big)
3	Proto-Italic	*duplos	double

Words derived from “pasodoble”

paso doble
paso doble

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