Etymology

basilar

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti. Full definition →

New Latin basilāris ← French basilaire
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  1. French · borrowed frombasilaire
  2. New Latin · borrowed frombasilāris
  3. English todaybasilar

Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).

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