Etymology of the English word surpass
the English word
surpassderived from the Old French word
surpasserderived from the Old French word
sur-using the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Old French word
passerderived from the Vulgar Latin word
passarederived 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
*petÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of surpass in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
surpassing,
surpassedUsage
Word found in Modern English
