Where does “abaissé” come from?
abaissé (English) comes from French abaissé, from French abaisser, from Old French abaissier, from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin bassio, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
abaissé (English): Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having...
Definitions
- Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having...
Ancestry of “abaissé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abaissé | abased, lowered; disclosed; past participle of... |
| 2 | French | abaisser | To lower; to reduce; to bring down; To come or go... |
| 3 | Old French | abaissier | to prostrate oneself; to lower, to reduce |
| 4 | Old French | baissier | to lower |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bassio | I lower |
| 6 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |