Where does “bassiste” come from?

bassiste (French) comes from French bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bassiste (French): bassist

Definitions

  1. bassist

Ancestry of “bassiste”, step by step

bassiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French bas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaslow; bass; socks; stockings; feet
2Old Frenchbaslow
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via French basse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbassefeminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin

Words derived from “bassiste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →