Where does “nonbasement” come from?
nonbasement (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.
nonbasement (English): Not of or pertaining to a basement
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to a basement
Ancestry of “nonbasement”, step by step
nonbasement 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 |