Where does “Basset” come from?
Basset (English) comes from French bassette, from Italian bassetta, from Italian bassetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Basset (English): The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop
Definitions
- The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop
Ancestry of “Basset”, step by step
Basset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bassette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bassette | short-legged |
| 2 | Italian | bassetta | An early card game that used only low-value cards |
| 3 | Italian | bassetto | shrimp; basset horn |
| 4 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 5 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 6 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 7 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via French basset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | basset | basset hound |
| 2 | French | bas | low; bass; socks; stockings; feet |
| 3 | French | bas-de-chausses | — |