English
hallpass
From hall + pass.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to hide, conceal’
Proto-Germanic *hallō ‘hall’
Proto-West Germanic *hallu ‘hall’
Old English heall ‘hall’
Middle English halle ‘hall’
English hall
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread, stretch out’
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Latin passus ‘a step’
Vulgar Latin *passō ‘to step, walk, pass’
Old French passer ‘to step, walk, pass’
Middle English passen ‘to pass’
English pass
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hallpass