Where does “avpassa” come from?
avpassa (Swedish) comes from Swedish passa, from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
avpassa (Swedish): to give (something) a fitting form or extent (according to some purpose); to adapt, to adjust, to tailor, to calibrate, to align, to proportion, etc
Definitions
- to give (something) a fitting form or extent (according to some purpose); to adapt, to adjust, to tailor, to calibrate, to align, to proportion, etc
Ancestry of “avpassa”, step by step
avpassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish passa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | passa | fit, suit; be suitable; fit; be of the right size... |
| 2 | German | passen | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with |
| 3 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 4 | French | passeport | passport |
| 5 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 6 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 7 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 8 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 9 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 10 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 11 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 12 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 13 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |