Word origin
 [1935–40; ‹ Sp: lit., a pass, n. use of 
pase let him pass, 3rd person sing. pres. subj. of 
pasar to 
pass]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aeroembolism, complementation, hard core, roadblock, roomette