Where does “bashi-bazoukery” come from?
bashi-bazoukery (English) comes from English bashi-bazouk, from Turkish başıbozuk, from Turkish baş, from French basse, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
bashi-bazoukery (English): Extreme physical violence; brutality; cruelty
Definitions
- Extreme physical violence; brutality; cruelty
Ancestry of “bashi-bazoukery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bashi-bazouk | An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army |
| 2 | Turkish | başıbozuk | — |
| 3 | Turkish | baş | head; leader of a group; outset of something |
| 4 | French | basse | feminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar |
| 5 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 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 |