Where does “baissier” come from?

baissier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin bassio, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baissier (Old French): to lower

Definitions

  1. to lower

Ancestry of “baissier”, step by step

baissier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin bassio

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

via Medieval Latin bassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbassusshort of stature, low; base; low, short; thick,...
2Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐςfoot; base, foundation

Words derived from “baissier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →