Where does “tablebase” come from?

tablebase (English) comes from English database, from English Base, from Middle English base, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.

tablebase (English): A computerized database that contains...

Definitions

  1. A computerized database that contains...

Ancestry of “tablebase”, step by step

tablebase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English database

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdatabaseA collection of organized information in a...
2EnglishBaseSomething from which other things extend; a foundation
3Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
4Old Frenchbasebase bottom part; supporting part
5LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
6Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
7Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via English table

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtableFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a...
2Middle EnglishtableA table; A level writing surface; Any level...
3Old Frenchtabletable
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis