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Where does “baseflow” come from?

baseflow (English) comes from English Base, from Middle English base, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baseflow (English): The portion of streamflow that comes from the sum...

Definitions

  1. The portion of streamflow that comes from the sum...

Ancestry of “baseflow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBase—
2Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
3Old Frenchbasebase
4LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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