Where does “baissement” come from?
baissement (French) comes from French baisser, from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin bassio, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
baissement (French): lowering
Ancestry of “baissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | baisser | to lower; to turn down; to go down, fall |
| 2 | Old French | baissier | to lower |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bassio | I lower |
| 4 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |