bajo

/ˈbaxo/ · A1 · prep

under

🎸 bajo = base: Latin bassus (low) also gave English bass and base

From Late Latin bassus, meaning low or short. The same root gives English bass (the low voice and the low guitar, which Spanish also calls el bajo) and base. Low in place, low in volume, and under something are all the one idea.

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