ENGLISH ROOT WORD: pass "pass." from Latin passare, passus

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【pass】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "passare," and "passus."
It carries the basic meaning of "pass."

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[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pass"]

compass ☆[4623] a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north
pace ****[2350] The pace of something is the speed at which it happens or is done.
pass ****[230] step, pace
passage ****[2393] A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, which connects one place or room with another.
passenger ****[2155] A passenger in a vehicle such as a bus, boat, or plane is a person who is travelling in it, but who is not driving it or working on it.
passport **[3906] Your passport is an official document containing your name, photograph, and personal details, which you need to show when you enter or leave a country.
past ****[1231]
surpass ☆[4672] If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.

[WORD ROOT]root pass
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] pass, pace, past
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) passare, passus
[MEANING]root pass

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

【French】 passer to go by
【French】 passe
【Latin】 passus [=passum] step, pace
【Latin】 passare [from Latin passus] (Vulgar Latin) to step, walk, pass

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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compass ☆[4623] noun from compass 〈 pass
【DEFINITION】 ① a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north
② something that helps a person make choices about what is right, effective, etc.
③ a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring distances
【pl.】 compasses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; prefix ⑵ pass; pass
【Etymology】 《Latin compassare》 [from com+passus] to pace out
【First Known Meaning】 space, area, extent, circumference

pace ★★★★[2350] noun from pace
【DEFINITION】 The pace of something is the speed at which it happens or is done.
【pl.】 paces
【SYNONYM】 step, tempo, stride
【ROOTs】 pace(pass); pass
【Etymology】 《Latin passus》 [=passum] step, pace
【First Known Meaning】 a step in walking
【DERIVATIVEs】 pace, apace

pass ★★★★[230] combining form from passage 〈 pass
【DEFINITION】 step, pace
【ROOTs】 pass; pass
【Etymology】 《Latin passus》 [=passum] step, pace
【DERIVATIVEs】 pass, passage

passage ★★★★[2393] noun from passage 〈 pass
【DEFINITION】 A passage is a long narrow space with walls or fences on both sides, which connects one place or room with another.
【pl.】 passages
【SYNONYM】 extract, corridor, excerpt, text
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pass; pass ⑵ age; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin passus》 [=passum] step, pace
【DERIVATIVEs】 pass, passage

passenger ★★★★[2155] noun from pass
【DEFINITION】 A passenger in a vehicle such as a bus, boat, or plane is a person who is travelling in it, but who is not driving it or working on it.
【pl.】 passengers
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pass; pass ⑵ enger(ager); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French passagier》 traveler, passer-by
【First Known Meaning】 passer-by

passport ★★[3906] noun
【DEFINITION】 Your passport is an official document containing your name, photograph, and personal details, which you need to show when you enter or leave a country.
【SYNONYM】 key
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pass; pass ⑵ port; carry, gate
【Etymology】 《Latin portare》 to carry, to bear
【First Known Meaning】 authorization to travel through a country

past ★★★★[1231] adjective from past 〈 pass
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 past(pass); pass
【Etymology】 《Middle English passen》 [from Old French passer] to go by (something), (also) to cross over

surpass ☆[4672] verb from surpass 〈 pass
【DEFINITION】 If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
【Declension/Conjugation】 surpassed, surpassed, surpassing, surpasses
【SYNONYM】 get ahead of, outstrip
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sur(super); above, over ⑵ pass; pass
【Etymology】 《Latin passus》 [=passum] step, pace

Other words containing "pass"; apace, encompass, encompassment, impasse, outpace, pas, passageway, trespass

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

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