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Where does “suprabasally” come from?

suprabasally (English) comes from English suprabasal, from English basal, from English Base, from Middle English base, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.

suprabasally (English): In a suprabasal direction

Definitions

  1. In a suprabasal direction

Ancestry of “suprabasally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuprabasalAbove a basal layer
2EnglishbasalBasic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the...
3EnglishBase—
4Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
5Old Frenchbasebase
6LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
7Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
8Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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