Where does “basetender” come from?

basetender (English) comes from English tender, from English tend, from Middle English tenden, from Middle English attenden, from Old French atendre, from Latin attendō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

basetender (English): A baseman

Definitions

  1. A baseman

Ancestry of “basetender”, step by step

basetender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtenderSensitive or painful to the touch; Easily bruised...
2EnglishtendTo make a tender of; to offer or tender; To be...
3Middle EnglishtendenTo ignite; to light or set on fire
4Middle Englishattendento attend
5Old Frenchatendreto wait
6Latinattendōto pay attention, attend (to), direct the attention towards
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

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 Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-
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