English
passerelle
Passerelle comes from French passerelle ‘footbridge’, from passer ‘to pass’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pat-s-tusreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpassus‘step’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*passāre‘go through, pass by’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400passer‘to pass’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to pass’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to pass’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpasserelle‘footbridge’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pat-s-tusreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpassus‘step’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*passāre‘go through, pass by’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400passer‘to pass’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to pass’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to pass’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpasserelle‘footbridge’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread’
expansion, compete, pen, repeat, petition, expand, patent, helicopter, competitor, symptom, feather, perpetual, impetus, spawn, perpetuate, pennant, expanse, perpetuity, petulant, pinion, impetuous, patina, pata, penna, petulance, patella, 79 more
through Latin passus ‘step’
mile, pace, passive, compass, pas, 7 more
through Old French passer ‘to pass’
through French passer ‘to pass’
Today it means
noun A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / passerelle