Etymology

basal

B3A1S1A1L1

Today it means: Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English base ← Middle English base
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Old Frenchbase
  7. Middle Englishbase
  8. Englishbase
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todaybasal

From base + -al.

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