Where does “baseband” come from?

baseband (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.

baseband (English): The frequency range occupied by a message signal...

Definitions

  1. The frequency range occupied by a message signal...

Ancestry of “baseband”, step by step

baseband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
2Germanbandpast of binden
3Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
4Frenchlàthere; here, present
5Italianlàthere
6Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
7Portugueseláthere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
8GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
9Germana-MollA-minor
10Hungarianathe; this; that
11Frenchàto; on the, to; at
12Middle Frenchato; towards; third-person singular present...
13Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
14LatinA—
15Etruscan𐌀and, also
16Ancient Greekᾱ̔—

via English Base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaseSomething from which other things extend; a foundation
2Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
3Old Frenchbasebase bottom part; supporting part
4LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔ →Every word from Etruscan 𐌀 →Every word from Latin A →