Etymograph

English

passim

Passim comes from Latin passim ‘everywhere, here and there’, and goes back to pandō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandō1
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpassim1‘everywhere, here and there’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1751passim1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English passim
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1751, David Hume: “The sceptics assert [Sext. Emp. adversus Math. lib. viii.],…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpandōWiktionary, English passim
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpassimWiktionary, English passim‘everywhere, here and there’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1751passimWiktionary, English passim. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1751, David Hume: “The sceptics assert [Sext. Emp. adversus Math. lib. viii.],…”

Linked words

through Latin pandō

expansion, expand, spawn, expanse, 4 more

Today it means

adv Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there, throughout.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “passim”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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