English word pass comes from Proto-Indo-European *pent-, Latin pati, Latin patior (I allow, acquiesce, submit.. I suffer, endure.), Old Latin mīlle passum
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *pent- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| pati | Latin (lat) | |
| patior | Latin (lat) | I allow, acquiesce, submit.. I suffer, endure. |
| mīlle passum | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| pando | Latin (lat) | I spread or open (out), extend. I spread out to dry. I unfold or expand. |
| *passō | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| passare | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *passare | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| passare | Latin (lat) | |
| *passo | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) I pass. |
| passer | Old French (fro) | To pass; to pass by. |
| passen | Middle English (enm) | To pass. |
| pass | English (eng) | (intransitive) In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.. (intransitive) In euchre, to decline to make the trump.. (intransitive) To be tolerated as a substitute for something else, to "do".. (intransitive) To change from one state to another (without the implication of progression).. (intransitive) To continue.. (intransitive) To depart, to cease, to come to an end.. (intransitive) To [...] |