Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
base, bottom, minimum · Any basal structure or part
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryBasic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. · Associated with the base of an organism or structure. · Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism. · In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English basal From base + -al.
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