Etymology

basi-

Today it means: Positioned at the base; forming a base Full definition →

Latin basis ← Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis
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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. English todaybasi-

From Latin basis.

Words from the same roots

Latinbasis all →

basebasis

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