Where does “овощебаза” come from?

овощебаза (Russian) comes from Russian ба́за, 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.

овощебаза (Russian): vegetable warehouse

Definitions

  1. vegetable warehouse

Ancestry of “овощебаза”, step by step

овощебаза traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ба́за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́заbase
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 Russian овощ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianовощvegetable
2Church Slavonicовощь
3Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis