pace

Meanings

Noun

Adjective

Verb

  • To walk back and forth in a small distance.
  • To set the speed in a race.
  • To measure by walking.

Origin

  • Borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. pas; cf. also pass. Cognate with Spanish pasear.
  • From Latin pāce, ablative form of pāx.
  • Alteration of archaic Pasch.

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