Where does “Basispunkt” come from?
Basispunkt (German) comes from German Basis, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Basispunkt (German): basis point one hundredth of a percent
Definitions
- basis point one hundredth of a percent
Ancestry of “Basispunkt”, step by step
Basispunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Basis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Basis | basis; base |
| 2 | Latin | basis | A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via German Punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Punkt | dot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,... |
| 2 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |