Where does “contrabajo” come from?

contrabajo (Spanish) comes from Italian contrabbasso, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

contrabajo (Spanish): double bass

Definitions

double bass

Ancestry of “contrabajo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	contrabbasso	double bass
2	Italian	basso	low; short; narrow, thin
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

Words derived from “contrabajo”

contrabajista

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