Where does “basal” come from?
basal (Indonesian) comes from Dutch basalt, from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, from Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
basal (Indonesian): basalt
Definitions
- basalt
Ancestry of “basal”, step by step
basal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch basalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | basalt | basalt type of igneous rock |
| 2 | French | basalte | basalt |
| 3 | Middle French | basalte | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | basaltes | — |
| 5 | Latin | basanites | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βασανίτης | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |