Etymograph

English

passenger

Passenger comes from Old French passagier.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400passagier
  2. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588passenger

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400passagier
  2. Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588passenger

Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Meander, thou my faithfull Counſellor, Declare the cauſe of…”

Every English word from Old French passagier

Today it means

noun One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French passagier / passenger

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