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basis.

a pedestal, foot, base

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈba.sɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈbaː.s̬is][ˈba.siːs]Classical-Latin[ˈbaː.s̬is]

  1. a pedestal, foot, base

    declension-3 · feminine
    aliquem cum basī suā mētīrī

  2. a pedestal, foot, base a foundation

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively

  3. the base of a triangle, chord of an arc

    declension-3 · feminine

  4. the lowest part of the shaft of a column

    declension-3 · feminine

  5. a primitive word, root

    declension-3 · feminine

  6. a track, footprint (of cattle)

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs, “stepping; step; foot; base; pedestal”).

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