Where does “userbase” come from?
userbase (English) comes from English base, from Middle English baas, from Middle English bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis — to step.
userbase (English): The established group of users for a particular...
Definitions
- The established group of users for a particular...
Ancestry of “userbase”, step by step
userbase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English base
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | base | Something from which other things extend; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | baas | Alternative form of bas; Alternative form of base |
| 3 | Middle English | bas | Low, short; lacking in height or altitude;... |
| 4 | Old French | bas | low |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |