Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA physical base or foundation. · A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. · An underlying condition or circumstance. · A regular frequency.
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis, derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (whence also come). Doublet of base. Displaced native Old English stapol.
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