Where does “subbasement” come from?
subbasement (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.
subbasement (English): A basement located beneath another basement
Definitions
- A basement located beneath another basement
Ancestry of “subbasement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |