Where does “abasia” come from?

abasia (English) comes from New Latin a-, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

abasia (English): An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular...

Definitions

  1. An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular...

Ancestry of “abasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latina-without; not, absence of; Alternative form of ab-
2Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
3Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “abasia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →