Wordiyopass
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About This Root
From Latin passus (step, pace). The core image is stepping or going through: pass, passage, passenger (one who passes through), passport (permission to pass a port), and surpass (step beyond). Compass originally meant 'to step together/measure by pacing.' Trespass is literally 'stepping across' a boundary.
Associated Words
bypass
A road around an obstacle; a surgical rerouting; to go around or avoid
compass
A device for finding direction; range or scope
overpass
A bridge crossing over another road; to pass over or exceed
pace
The speed of movement or progress; to walk back and forth
pass
to move by or succeed; a permit or mountain route
passage
A section of text or music; a narrow path; the act of passing through
passenger
A person who travels in a vehicle but does not operate it
passengers
People who travel in a vehicle but do not operate it
passerby
A person who happens to be walking past a place
passport
An official document for international travel; something enabling access or success
past
time that has already gone; relating to earlier events
surpass
To exceed or be better than someone or something
trespass
To enter someone's property without permission; such an unlawful act
trespasser
A person who enters another's property without permission