Where does “basal” come from?

basal (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَصَل — onions.

basal (Maltese): onion (as a mass or species); several onions

Definitions

  1. onion (as a mass or species); several onions

Ancestry of “basal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَصَلonions
Every word from Arabic بَصَل