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Where does “basique” come from?

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

basique (French): basic, elementary; basic

Definitions

  1. basic, elementary; basic

Ancestry of “basique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbasebase; base, basis
2EnglishbasedFounded on; having a basis; often used in...
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

Words derived from “basique”

  • basicité
  • quadribasique
  • sesquibasique
  • surbasique
  • ultrabasique
  • polybasique
  • orthobasique
  • bibasique
  • basiquement
  • monobasique
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