Where does “βάσις” come from?

βάσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

βάσις (Ancient Greek): step; rhythm; foot

Definitions

  1. step; rhythm; foot

Ancestry of “βάσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “βάσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →