Where does “bazopilkado” come from?
bazopilkado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bazopilko, from Esperanto bazo, from French base, from English based, from English Base, from Middle English base, from Old French base, from Latin basis — to step.
bazopilkado (Esperanto): baseball
Ancestry of “bazopilkado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bazopilko | a baseball |
| 2 | Esperanto | bazo | base; foundation; base |
| 3 | French | base | base; base, basis |
| 4 | English | based | Founded on; having a basis; often used in... |
| 5 | English | Base | — |
| 6 | Middle English | base | A foundation or base; the bottom of a building;... |
| 7 | Old French | base | base |
| 8 | Latin | basis | A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “bazopilkado”