Where does “baixo saxão” come from?
baixo saxão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese saxão, from Latin Saxō, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
baixo saxão (Portuguese): Low Saxon
Definitions
- Low Saxon
Ancestry of “baixo saxão”, step by step
baixo saxão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese saxão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | saxão | Saxon; of the Saxons; of Saxony |
| 2 | Latin | Saxō | A person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons |
| 3 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Portuguese baixo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | baixo | low; short; immoral and/or unfair |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | baixo | low; short |
| 3 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |