underpass
noun
Meaning
- A passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Vulgar Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Vulgar Latin -ereinflu. Vulgar Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English underpass From under- + pass.
Related words
Descendant words
- アンダーパス(Japanese) (bor)
- anderpas(Tagalog) (bor)
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