Where does “baso” come from?

baso (Esperanto) comes from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baso (Esperanto): bass

Definitions

  1. bass

Ancestry of “baso”, step by step

baso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
2LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via French bâche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâchetarpaulin; tank; tide pool
2Old Frenchbaschoe—
3Latinbascaudaa woven mat or vessel to hold basketwork

Words derived from “baso”

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