Where does “cuesta abajo” come from?
cuesta abajo (Spanish) comes from Spanish abajo, 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.
cuesta abajo (Spanish): downhill
Definitions
- downhill
Ancestry of “cuesta abajo”, step by step
cuesta abajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish abajo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | abajo | down; downstairs; below |
| 2 | Spanish | bajo | short; low, ground; low, bottom, poor |
| 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 |