Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Something from which other things extend; a foundation. · A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object. · The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis. · A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of. · To be located (at a particular place). · To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer. · To freebase.
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 From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.
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