Where does “baixar” come from?

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

baixar (Catalan): to lower; to download

Definitions

  1. to lower; to download

Ancestry of “baixar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbassiarepresent active infinitive of *bassiō
2Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low

Words derived from “baixar”

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