Borrowed from Latin passus , the active participle of pandere .
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passus adj. Source etymology: P. of pando , outspread, outstretched, extended, open : passis manibus implorare, Cs.: velis passis, under full sail : capillus passus, dishevelled , T.: crinibus passis, L.— Spread out, dri
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passus P. of patior.
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passus ūs (gen plur. rarely passūm, L.), m Source etymology: 1 PAT- , a step, pace : nec terras passibus cuiusquam potuisse peragrari: ferens lassos passūs, O.: sequitur patrem non passibus aequis, V.: passu anili proced
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Perfect passive participle of pandō ( “ to spread out to dry ” ) .
From Proto-Italic * passus , from Proto-Indo-European * peth₂- ( “ to spread ” ) . Equivalent to "}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwRQ"> pandō + -tus . Cognate with English fathom .
Compare typologically Russian шаг ( šag ) (akin to сяга́ть ( sjagátʹ ) , сажень ( saženʹ ) ).
Perfect passive participle of patior .
Learned borrowing from Latin passus .
From Latin passus ( “ step ” ) .
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