Where does “basseta” come from?

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

basseta (Catalan): a puddle which forms in the swash zone of a beach

Definitions

  1. a puddle which forms in the swash zone of a beach

Ancestry of “basseta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbassafeminine singular of basso; plain, lowlands
2Portuguesebaixarto lower; to lower; to go down; to diminish; to...
3Vulgar Latinbassiarepresent active infinitive of *bassiō
4Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low
Every word from Late Latin bassus →Every word from Vulgar Latin bassiare →Every word from Portuguese baixar →