Where does “basszus” come from?

basszus (Hungarian) comes from Medieval Latin bassus, from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

basszus (Hungarian): bass

Definitions

  1. bass

Ancestry of “basszus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbassusshort of stature, low; base; low, short; thick,...
2Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐςfoot; base, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “basszus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς →