Where does “baixo” come from?

baixo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baixo (Old Portuguese): low; short

Definitions

  1. low; short

Ancestry of “baixo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baixo”

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