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Where does “baseis” come from?

baseis (English) comes from Ancient Greek βάσεις, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baseis (English): plural of basis

Definitions

  1. plural of basis

Ancestry of “baseis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάσειςnominative plural of βᾰ́σῐς; accusative plural of...
2Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
3Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →