Where does “abbassare” come from?

abbassare (Italian) comes from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

abbassare (Italian): to lower; to press down; to dim

Definitions

  1. to lower; to press down; to dim

Ancestry of “abbassare”, step by step

abbassare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian are

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianareArchaic form of aere; plural of ara
2Italianaereair; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition
3Old Frenchaireappearance; semblance
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Italian basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
2LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Italian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAwhen followed by a number
2LatinA—
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from “abbassare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →