Where does “basio” come from?
basio (Interlingua) comes from Italian bacio, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Forms comparative adjectives.
basio (Interlingua): kiss
Definitions
- kiss
Ancestry of “basio”, step by step
basio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bacio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bacio | kiss; first-person singular present of baciare;... |
| 2 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 3 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 4 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 7 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 8 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 9 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 10 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 12 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 13 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
via French baiser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | baiser | kiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw |
| 2 | Middle French | baiser | to kiss; a kiss |
| 3 | Old French | baisier | to kiss; a kiss |
| 4 | Latin | bāsiō | to kiss |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |