Base etymology

English

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).)

Detailed word origin of base

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bhars- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bʰórsos Proto-Indo-European (ine)
basis Latin (lat) (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 (LL)
base Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Base (bottom part; supporting part).
bas Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Low (near the ground).
*barsaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A fish, perch.
bærs Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
bars Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
baas Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
base English (en) (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 [...]

Words with the same origin as base

Descendants of *bhars-

basement bass boss

Descendants of basis

basic basically database

Descendants of bassus

boom buzz popcorn