Where does “gascognenbassetti” come from?
gascognenbassetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Gascogne, from Old French Gascoigne, from Medieval Latin Gasconia, from Old French Wasconia, from Latin Vasconia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
gascognenbassetti (Finnish): basset bleu de Gascogne breed of short-legged hound of French origin
Definitions
- basset bleu de Gascogne breed of short-legged hound of French origin
Ancestry of “gascognenbassetti”, step by step
gascognenbassetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Gascogne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Gascogne | of Gascogne |
| 2 | Old French | Gascoigne | Gascony |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Gasconia | — |
| 4 | Old French | Wasconia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Vasconia | Vasconia |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Finnish bassetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bassetti | basset hound |
| 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 |