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English word bass comes from Proto-Indo-European *bharst-, Ancient Greek βάσις, Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-, Late Latin bassus, and later Old French bas (Low (near the ground).)
*bharst- (Proto-Indo-European)
βάσις (Ancient Greek)
*bʰers- (Proto-Indo-European)
bassus (Late Latin)
basis (Latin)
(architecture) The lowest part of the shaft of a column.. (grammar) The primitive word, root.. (of cattle) A track, footprint.. A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation.
*bʰórsos (Proto-Indo-European)
bas (Old French)
Low (near the ground).
base (Old French)
Base (bottom part; supporting part).
*barsaz (Proto-Germanic)
A fish, perch.
bærs (Old English)
bars (Middle English)
baas (Middle English)
bass (English)
The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.