LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

bassiāre

*bassiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto lower

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greek βάσις(básis)bor.?
  5. Ancient Greek βαθύς(bathús)bor.?
  6. Latinbassiāre

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *bassiāre From bassus + -iāre.

Descendants
  • Catalanbaixar
  • Frenchbaisserfrom Old French baissier
  • Portuguesebaixarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese baixar
  • Spanishbajar
  • Aragonesebaxar
  • Asturianbaxar
  • Normanbaîssifrom Old French baissier
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisbaessàefrom Old French baissier
  • Walloonbaxhîfrom Old French baissier
  • Galicianbaixarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese baixar

Quick answers

What does bassiāre mean in Latin?
bassiāre, a verb, means “to lower”.
Where does bassiāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis → Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis → Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? → Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? → Latin bassiāre.