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Where does “bajito” come from?

bajito (Spanish) comes from Spanish bajo, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bajito (Spanish): Diminutive of bajo

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of bajo

Ancestry of “bajito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbajoshort; low, ground; low, bottom, poor
2LatinBassus—
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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