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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBasisbasis; base
2LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via German Punkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPunktdot; full stop, period; decimal point, point,...
2Latinpūnctumpoint
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis