Where does “data-bas” come from?
data-bas (Welsh) comes from Welsh bas, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos — top, tip, point.
data-bas (Welsh): database
Definitions
- database
Ancestry of “data-bas”, step by step
data-bas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh bas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | bas | shallow; base; bass |
| 2 | English | bass | Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch... |
| 3 | Middle English | bace | bass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | bars | Alternative form of bace |
| 5 | Old English | bærs | a fish, perch |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bars | perch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Welsh data
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | data | data |
| 2 | English | data | plural of datum; Information, especially in a... |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |