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Where does “gʷə́tis” come from?

gʷə́tis (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

gʷə́tis (Proto-Hellenic): step

Definitions

  1. step

Ancestry of “gʷə́tis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “gʷə́tis”

  • basis
  • base
  • basic
  • database
  • bases
  • baseball
  • basically
  • baseline
  • basement
  • bass
  • Base
  • basal
  • baseness
  • BASIC
  • baseless
  • basilar
  • baseman
  • abasement
  • basely
  • debasement
  • baseband
  • debase
  • basso
  • bassoon
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