Where does “abes” come from?
abes (Mauritian Creole) comes from French abaisser, from Old French abaissier, from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin bassio, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.
Ancestry of “abes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abaisser | To lower; to reduce; to bring down; To come or go... |
| 2 | Old French | abaissier | to prostrate oneself; to lower, to reduce |
| 3 | Old French | baissier | to lower |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bassio | I lower |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |