passerelle

See also: Passerelle

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.

Proto-Italic *pattus

Latin passus

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Vulgar Latin *passāre

Old French passer

Middle French passer

French passer

French -elle

French passerellebor.

English passerelle

Borrowed from French passerelle.

Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

French

Etymology

From passer +‎ -elle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.sʁɛl/

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Noun

passerelle f (plural passerelles)

1. footbridge
2. (nautical) bridge
3. (aviation, nautical) gangway, bridge
4. (computing) gateway
5. (higher education) bridging program, bridging course

Derived terms

• passerelle himalayenne

Descendants

• → English: passerelle
• → German: Passerelle
• → Italian: passerella
  • → Catalan: passarel·la
  • → Spanish: pasarela

Further reading

• “passerelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.seˈrɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: pas‧se‧rèl‧le

Noun

passerelle f

1. plural of passerella