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
- (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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | base | a 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål tall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tall | number, numeral, figure |
| 2 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |