Pace

Morpheme

Pace

Type

free base

Denotation

step, stride, rate of motion

Etymology

Middle English pase; Anglo-Norman pas; Old French pas; Latin passus, from pandere

Evidence

footpace, halfpace, mispace, outpace, pace, paceboard, paced, paceline, pacemaker, pacemaking, paceman, pacer, paces, pacesetter, pacesetting, paceway, pacey, pacier, paciest, pacing, quarterpace, repace, tachypace

Notes

doublet of pas

See Also

Pass

Homographs

Pace