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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 [...]