Translation
base; basis, foundation
Word origin
From Greek basis ('step, pedestal, foundation'), via Latin basis and the international word base. The Greek root also gives English basic and basement.
- Origin
- Greek basis, via Latin
- Root
- basis
- English cognates
- base, basis, basic
Examples
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The castle stands on a strong base of stone.
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That idea is the basis of his plan.
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They built the house on a firm foundation.
Both the physical footing and the figurative one, like English. For the ceremonial first stones of a building or a doctrine, Esperanto culture reaches for instead - not least because La Fundamento is the movement's untouchable 1905 rulebook.
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