Where does “bas-” come from?

bas- (English) comes from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European bu.

bas- (English): Kiss

Definitions

  1. Kiss

Ancestry of “bas-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāsiumkiss especially of the hand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bu →Every word from Latin bāsium →
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