Where does “baskimo” come from?
baskimo (English) comes from English basset hound, from French basset, from French bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.
baskimo (English): A mix between an American Eskimo Dog and a basset...
Definitions
- A mix between an American Eskimo Dog and a basset...
Ancestry of “baskimo”, step by step
baskimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basset hound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basset hound | a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family |
| 2 | French | basset | basset hound |
| 3 | French | bas | low; bass; socks; stockings; feet |
| 4 | Old French | bas | low |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via English eskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eskimo | A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik |
| 2 | French | esquimau | Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit |
| 3 | Algonquin | ayashkimew | — |