base
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- base
- basis
- (linear algebra) basis
- grounding
- foundation
- (basketball) point guard
- (baseball) base
Etymology
Derived from Latin basis (base, foundation) derived from Ancient Greek βάσις (step, foundation, base).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βάσις
Gloss
step, foundation, base
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🪜
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basis English
- baasis Finnish
- -ia Latin
- a- Latin
- basis Latin
- bassus Latin
- bázis Hungarian
- abasia Italian
- base Italian
- basis Dutch, Flemish
- base French
- basilaire French
- barrebases Spanish, Castilian
- barrer Spanish, Castilian
- básicamente Spanish, Castilian
- básico Spanish, Castilian
- embasarse Spanish, Castilian
- βάσις Ancient Greek
- βαίνω Ancient Greek
- βᾰ́σῐς Ancient Greek
- *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷémtis Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷḿ̥tis, *gʷémtis Proto-Indo-European
- basis Norwegian Bokmål
- base Portuguese
- baseado Portuguese
- basis Norwegian Nynorsk
- basa- Irish
- báze Czech
- base Old French
- baza Serbo-Croatian
- база Serbo-Croatian
- base Catalan, Valencian
- base Galician
- בסיס Hebrew (modern)
- base Asturian
- *gʷə́tis Proto-Hellenic