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Where does “passare” come from?

passare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.

passare (Vulgar Latin): to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...

Definitions

  1. to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...

Ancestry of “passare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
2LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “passare”

  • past
  • pass
  • passage
  • passing
  • passenger
  • password
  • passport
  • bypass
  • trespass
  • impassable
  • passageway
  • impasse
  • passer
  • trespassing
  • passe
  • trespasser
  • passé
  • overpass
  • passband
  • lowpass
  • repass
  • passphrase
  • passthrough
  • pastness
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