Where does “marinebase” come from?
marinebase (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.
marinebase (Norwegian Bokmål): a naval base
Definitions
- a naval base
Ancestry of “marinebase”, step by step
marinebase 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 marine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | marine | definite singular of marin; plural of marin; a... |
| 2 | French | Marine | navy |
| 3 | Italian | Marina | coast |
| 4 | Spanish | marina | feminine singular of marino; navy |
| 5 | Latin | marīnus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρῖνος | known from the ancient Roman and Byzantine Periods |
| 7 | Latin | marinus | marine; of or pertaining to the sea |
| 8 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |