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passe (adj.)

"out of use, faded, past the heyday of life," 1775, from French passé (fem. passée) "past, faded," past participle of passer "to pass," from Vulgar Latin *passare "to step, walk, pass," from Latin passus "step, pace" (from PIE root *pete- "to spread"). Originally of a woman past the period of greatest beauty.

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Definitions of passe from WordNet

passe (adj.)
out of fashion;
Synonyms: antique / demode / ex / old-fashioned / old-hat / outmoded / passee
From wordnet.princeton.edu