Where does “baixar” come from?
baixar (Galician) comes from Galician baixo, from Old Portuguese baixo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
baixar (Galician): to lower; first/third-person singular future...
Definitions
- to lower; first/third-person singular future...
Ancestry of “baixar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | baixo | low; below, under, underneath; after, following... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | baixo | low; short |
| 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 |