Where does “baixo” come from?

baixo (Galician) comes 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.

baixo (Galician): low; below, under, underneath; after, following...

Definitions

  1. low; below, under, underneath; after, following...

Ancestry of “baixo”, step by step

baixo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese baixo

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

via Medieval Latin bassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbassusshort of stature, low; base; low, short; thick,...
2Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐςfoot; base, foundation

Words derived from “baixo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →