DictionaryRoot: passer
Old French
passer
go past or cross
Forms
- passer
- pass- — The form retained when French endings are removed.
Origin
From Late Latin passare, formed from passus, “step.”
Note
Crossing a boundary can extend to exceeding a limit or letting something go by.
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noun
passport
PAS-port/ˈpæspɔːrt/
An official document identifying a person and that person's nationality for international travel.
Etymology
A passport originally authorized someone to pass through a port when entering or leaving a country. The name shifted from that permission to the official document naming the traveler and authorizing international travel.