myEtymology.com: French etymology of pas

Etymology of the French word pas

the Old French word pas

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-

English pace

Catalan pas, Dutch passepoil, Dutch pas, Dutch passen, Dutch passeren, Dutch pad, English pass, English path, English passport, French passer, French passepoil, French passeport, German passen, German Paspel, German passieren, German Pfad, Italian passare, Italian passo, Italian passaporto, Norwegian pass, Norwegian passe, Norwegian passere, Polish paszport, Russian пacпopт, Spanish pasar, Swedish passpoal, Swedish pass, Swedish passa, Swedish passera

Word found in Old French