"bassius" meaning in Latin

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbasʲsʲu/ Forms: bassium [canonical]
Etymology: Variant form of bassus, likely influenced by the related verb *bassiāre (“to lower”). Alternatively, from reinterpretation of a neuter comparative *bassius (“lower”) originally used adverbially or prepositionally. Head templates: {{head|la|adjective|head=*bassium}} *bassium, {{tlb|la|PIWR}} (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
  1. low, short Tags: Proto-Italo-Western-Romance, reconstruction Derived forms: ad bassium
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