Where does “bassa” come from?

bassa (Italian) comes from Portuguese baixar, from Vulgar Latin bassiare, from Late Latin bassus — low, short; low; short; thick, low.

bassa (Italian): feminine singular of basso; plain, lowlands

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of basso; plain, lowlands

Ancestry of “bassa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaixarto lower; to lower; to go down; to diminish; to...
2Vulgar Latinbassiarepresent active infinitive of *bassiō
3Late Latinbassuslow, short; low; short; thick, low

Words derived from “bassa”

Every word from Late Latin bassus →Every word from Vulgar Latin bassiare →Every word from Portuguese baixar →