passoire etymology

French word passoire comes from French passer, French -oire

Detailed word origin of passoire

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
passer French (fra) (TV) to show (be on television). (athletics) to pass (the relay baton). (card games) to pass (not play upon one's turn). (dated) (transitive) to pass (an exam or test). (intransitive) to pass (an exam or test). (intransitive) to pass, to go (between two entities). (legal) to pass. (music) to spin (e.g. a disk). (public transportation) to run. (reflexive) to take place, to happen, to come to [...]
-oire French (fra) A suffix used on verbs (usually via the Latin supine form) to form masculine or feminine words for places where something is done.. A suffix used on verbs to form usually feminine words for objects or tools used to do something.. A suffix used to form adjectives matched to nouns ending in -ation (or its variants) and derived from a Latin verb.
passoire French (fra) Colander. Sieve.

Words with the same origin as passoire

Descendants of passer
impasse passager passagèrement passe passe-droit passe-temps passeport
Descendants of -oire
absolutoire antisécrétoire argumentatoire aspiratoire baignoire balançoire bassinoire bouilloire distillatoire escrire exutoire giratoire glissoire mangeoire mâchoire nageoire pataugeoire pétoire sécrétoire écumoire épilatoire