"base, basis" in seven languages
Meaningbase, basis
Spanish
base
/ˈbase/
fem.learned
French
base
/baz/
fem.learned
Italian
base
/ˈbaze/
fem.learned
Portuguese
base
/ˈbazi/
fem.learned
Romanian
bază
/ˈbazə/
fem.borrowed · French base
Catalan
base
/ˈbazə/
fem.learned
English
base
/beɪs/
from Latin/French · Old French base, from Latin BASIS
English → Italianbase, basisbaseCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
BASIM (nom. BASIS)‘pedestal (Greek básis 'step')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Greek básis was a step, then what you stand on. Feminine in all three sisters; 'made from' is a base de / à base de / a base di.
English relatives: basic, basis, basement
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In a sentence
- esEl arroz es la base de muchos platos.
- frLe riz est la base de nombreux plats.
- itIl riso è la base di molti piatti.
- ptO arroz é a base de muitos pratos.
- roOrezul stă la baza multor feluri de mâncare.
- caL'arròs és la base de molts plats.
- enRice is the base of many dishes.