Etymology

freebase

F4R1E1E1B3A1S1E1

Today it means: The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an alkaloid natural product, that is normally used in solution. Full definition →

English base ← Middle English base ← Old French base
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  3. Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*friu
  5. Old Englishfrēo
  6. Middle Englishfre
  7. Englishfree
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  10. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  11. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  12. Latinbasis
  13. Old Frenchbase
  14. Middle Englishbase
  15. Englishbase
  16. English todayfreebase

From free + base.

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