Where does “bassosolisti” come from?

bassosolisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish basso, 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.

bassosolisti (Finnish): bass soloist

Definitions

  1. bass soloist

Ancestry of “bassosolisti”, step by step

bassosolisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbassobass; bass guitar
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Finnish solisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolistisoloist
2Swedishsolist—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →