pastime n. - something done to pass one's time in a pleasant way: his favourite pastime is drinking beer.
Lat. 'pàss-us', past part. of 'pànd-ere', open, thus pierce, pass through.
Pr. Germ. 'timon*', time; pr. Indo-Eur. 'di-mon*', from base 'da-*', cut up, divide.
Formed on model of M. Fr. 'passe-temps'.