Where does “baixa” come from?

baixa (Catalan) comes from Catalan baixar, from Vulgar Latin bassiare, from Late Latin bassus — low, short; low; short; thick, low.

baixa (Catalan): drop, fall, decrease

Definitions

  1. drop, fall, decrease

Ancestry of “baixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbaixarto lower; to download
2Vulgar Latinbassiarepresent active infinitive of *bassiō
3Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low

Words derived from “baixa”

Every word from Late Latin bassus →Every word from Vulgar Latin bassiare →Every word from Catalan baixar →