Where does “bazopilko” come from?
bazopilko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bazo, from French base, from English based, from English Base, from Middle English base, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις — to step.
bazopilko (Esperanto): a baseball
Definitions
- a baseball
Ancestry of “bazopilko”, step by step
bazopilko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto bazo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bazo | base; foundation; base |
| 2 | French | base | base; base, basis |
| 3 | English | based | Founded on; having a basis; often used in... |
| 4 | English | Base | Something from which other things extend; a foundation |
| 5 | Middle English | base | A foundation or base; the bottom of a building;... |
| 6 | Old French | base | base bottom part; supporting part |
| 7 | Latin | basis | A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |