ENGLISH ROOT WORD: bas- bat-, ba- from Greek basis, bema, bematos, bates, bathron, bainein

 

【bas- bat-, ba-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "step, foundation, to go, walk"
from Greek "basis, bema, bematos, bates, bathron, bainein"

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[WORD ROOT]root bas
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] bas, bat, base, betes, basis, bass
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) basis, bema, bematos, bates, bathron, bainein
[MEANING]root step, foundation, to go, walk

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 basis [from bainein] a stepping, a step, that on which one steps or stands, pedestal
• 【Greek】 bema
• 【Greek】 bematos
• 【Greek】 bates [from -batos] one that goes, one that treads (in some manner), one that is based
• 【Greek】 bathron
• 【Greek】 bainein to go, walk, step
• 【Latin】 basis [from bainein] a stepping, a step, that on which one steps or stands, pedestal
• 【Latin】 bassus short, low

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

acrobat, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabasis, anabatic, base, based, baseless, basement, basic, basically, basis, bass, diabetes, diabetic

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acrobat [noun] from acrobat < acro
【DEFINITION】 An acrobat is an entertainer who performs difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 tightrope-walker
【pl.】 acrobats
【DERIVATIVEs】 acrobatic, acrobatically, acrobat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ acr; height, summit, tip ⑵ bat(bas); step, foundation

acrobatic [adjective] from acrobat < acro
【DEFINITION】 An acrobatic movement or display involves difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus.
【DERIVATIVEs】 acrobatic, acrobatically, acrobat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ acr; ⑵ ic; adjective suffix ⑶ bat(bas); step, foundation

aerobatic [adjective] from acrobat < acro
【DERIVATIVEs】 aerobatic, anabasis
【ROOTs】 ⑴ aero; air, mist, atmosphere ⑵ bat(bas); step, foundation ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

anabasis [noun] from anabasis < base
【DEFINITION】 the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis Compare katabasis
【PRIMARY MEANING】 military expedition; a going up (from the coast),
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 aerobatic, anabasis
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ana; up, again ⑵ basis(bas); step, foundation

anabatic [adjective] from anabasis < base
【DEFINITION】 (of air currents) rising upwards, esp up slopes Compare katabatic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ana; up, again ⑵ bat(bas); step, foundation ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

base [noun] from base
【DEFINITION】 The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 bottom of anything considered as its support, foundation, pedestal
【pl.】 bases
【DERIVATIVEs】 basal, base, basely, baseness, basic, basically, basis
【SYNONYM】 basis
【ROOTs】 base(bas); step, foundation

based [adjective] from base
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bas; step, foundation ⑵ ed; adjective suffix

 

 

 

 

 

baseless [adjective] from base
【DEFINITION】 If you describe an accusation, rumour, or report as baseless, you mean that it is not true and is not based on facts.
【DERIVATIVEs】 baselessly, baselessness, baseless
【SYNONYM】 unfounded
【ROOTs】 ⑴ base(bas); step, foundation ⑵ less; without

basement [noun] from base
【DEFINITION】 The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ base(bas); step, foundation ⑵ ment; noun suffix

basic [adjective] from base
【DEFINITION】 You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
【DERIVATIVEs】 basal, base, basely, baseness, basic, basically, basis
【SYNONYM】 ultimate, fundamental
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bas; step, foundation ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

basically [adverb] from base
【DEFINITION】 You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
【DERIVATIVEs】 base, basic, basically, basis
【SYNONYM】 essentially, fundamentally
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bas; step, foundation ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix ⑶ ly; suffix

basis [noun] from base
【DEFINITION】 If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 bottom or foundation
【DERIVATIVEs】 base, basic, basically, basis
【SYNONYM】 base
【ROOTs】 basis(bas); step, foundation

bass [noun] from bass
【DEFINITION】 A bass is a man with a very deep singing voice.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 ① freshwater fish ② lowest part of a harmonized musical composition
【pl.】 basses
【ROOTs】 bass(bas); low

diabetes [noun] from diabetes < base
【DEFINITION】 Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dia; through, across ⑵ betes(bas); to pass through,

diabetic [noun] from diabetes < base
【DEFINITION】 ① A diabetic is a person who suffers from diabetes.
② having or connected with diabetes
【pl.】 diabetics
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dia; through, across ⑵ bet(bas); to pass through, ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

 

 

 

 

Other word list containing bas- bat-, ba-; adiabatic, antiparabema, basidiocarp, basidioma, basidiomycete, basidiospore, basidium, basion, basionym, basophilic, bema, catabasis, catabatic, diabase, diabatic, dibasic, hyperbaton, hypobasis, katabasis, katabatic, monobasic, polybasic, stereobate, stylobate, tribasic

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

apt-
anim-
anni-, ann-, enn-
academ-
art
archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche-
aud-, audi-, audio-
auto
aug-, auct-
avi-, au-

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