Where does “basetall” come from?

basetall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål base, 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.

basetall (Norwegian Bokmål): (total) base number measure of a lubricant's alkalinity

Definitions

  1. (total) base number measure of a lubricant's alkalinity

Ancestry of “basetall”, step by step

basetall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbasea base
2Frenchbasebase; base, basis
3EnglishbasedFounded on; having a basis; often used in...
4EnglishBaseSomething from which other things extend; a foundation
5Middle EnglishbaseA foundation or base; the bottom of a building;...
6Old Frenchbasebase bottom part; supporting part
7LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
8Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
9Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Norwegian Bokmål tall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltallnumber, numeral, figure
2Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
3Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
4Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis