Where does “base” come from?
base (Czech) comes from Czech báze, from French base, from English based, from English Base, from Middle English base, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις — to step.
base (Czech): dative singular of basa; locative singular of...
Definitions
- dative singular of basa; locative singular of...
Ancestry of “base”, step by step
base traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech báze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | báze | base; basis |
| 2 | French | base | base; base, basis |
| 3 | English | based | Founded on; having a basis; often used in... |
| 4 | English | Base | Something from which other things extend; a foundation |
| 5 | Middle English | base | A foundation or base; the bottom of a building;... |
| 6 | Old French | base | base bottom part; supporting part |
| 7 | Latin | basis | A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |