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Etymology of the English word bypass

the English word bypass
derived from the English word by
derived from the English word bi
derived from the Obsolete German word Bismuth
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kweit-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bi
derived from the English word pass
derived from the Old French word passer
derived from the Vulgar Latin word passare
derived from the Late Latin word passus (spread out; outstretched; dried; step, pace)
derived from the Latin word pati (suffer; allow; undergo)
derived from the Latin word pandere (spread out [passis manibus => with hands outstretched])
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *petə-

Derivations in other languages

Spanish baipás

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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