Where does “basementy” come from?
basementy (English) comes from English basement, from Italian basamento, from Spanish basamento, from Spanish basar, from Spanish Base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
basementy (English): Resembling or characteristic of a basement
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a basement
Ancestry of “basementy”, step by step
basementy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basement | A floor of a building below ground level; A mass... |
| 2 | Italian | basamento | base; bed, base plate; basement |
| 3 | Spanish | basamento | the base of a column or another structure, plinth |
| 4 | Spanish | basar | to base |
| 5 | Spanish | Base | base |
| 6 | Latin | basis | A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |