Proto-Hellenic

*gʷə́tis

‘step’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis.

16 English words in this record descend from Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis, most familiar first.

• base ← basis ← βᾰ́σῐς
• basic ← base ← base ← base ← basis
• basis ← βάσις
• bass ← base ← base ← base ← basis
• bases ← basis ← βᾰ́σῐς
• basset ← bassette ← bassetta ← bassetto ← basso
• bassoon ← basson ← bassone ← basso ← bassus
• basso ← bassus ← βάσις
• debase ← bas ← bassus ← βάσις
• abasia ← βάσις
• abaisse ← abaisser ← abaissier ← baissier ← *bassiāre
• basidium ← βάσις

More words from *gʷə́tis

• bassetto
• baseis
• basophobia
• contrabasso

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis