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Where does “bassio” come from?

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

bassio (Vulgar Latin): I lower

Definitions

  1. I lower

Ancestry of “bassio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bassio”

  • abasement
  • abased
  • abase
  • abasing
  • abash
  • abaisse
  • abaissé
  • abaseth
  • abashless
  • surbased
  • abasest
  • unabased
  • abasheth
  • abasedness
  • abasingly
  • abaser
  • abashest
  • abasedly
  • self-abasing
  • self-abasement
  • abashlessly
  • self-abased
  • rabaissement
  • rebaisser
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