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