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Where does “kontrabasszus” come from?

kontrabasszus (Hungarian) comes from German Kontrabass, from Italian contrabasso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

kontrabasszus (Hungarian): contrabass, double bass, string bass

Definitions

  1. contrabass, double bass, string bass

Ancestry of “kontrabasszus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKontrabassdouble bass
2Italiancontrabasso—
3Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
4LatinBassus—
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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