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English word base comes from Proto-Indo-European *bhars-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰórsos, Latin basis, Late Latin bassus, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) bas (Low (near the ground).)

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*bhars- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bʰórsos (Proto-Indo-European)

basis (Latin)

(architecture) The lowest part of the shaft of a column.. (grammar) The primitive word, root.. (of cattle) A track, footprint.. A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation.

bassus (Late Latin)

base (Old French)

Base (bottom part; supporting part).

bas (Old French)

Low (near the ground).

*barsaz (Proto-Germanic)

A fish, perch.

bærs (Old English)

bars (Middle English)

baas (Middle English)

base (English)

(acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).. (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of. (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.. (archaic) The housing of a [...]

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