English
Starbase
From starbase, from star + base.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
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Proto-West Germanic *sternō
Proto-West Germanic *sterrō
Old English steorra ‘star’
Middle English sterre
English star
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come’
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Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς ‘stepping’
Latin basis ‘a pedestal’
Old French base
Middle English base ‘a foundation or base’
English base
The story
Coined by billionaire Elon Musk in 2021.
Today it means
name A city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Starbase