Where does “abaixo de” come from?
abaixo de (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abaixo, from Portuguese baixo, from Old Portuguese baixo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
abaixo de (Portuguese): under; below; underneath; less than; a lower...
Definitions
- under; below; underneath; less than; a lower...
Ancestry of “abaixo de”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | abaixo | down, downwards; down with |
| 2 | Portuguese | baixo | low; short; immoral and/or unfair |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | baixo | low; short |
| 4 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |