verb/abaˈxaɾ/
to lower; to go down, to descend
Synonyms: bajar, descender
Antonyms: subir
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Latin bassus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *bassiāre Vulgar Latin *adbassiāre Old Spanish abaxar Spanish abajar Inherited from Old Spanish abaxar. By surface analysis, a- + bajar. Compare English aba