Etymograph

English

embase

From em- + base.

Formed from en- + base

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

Today it means

verb To lower physically.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / embase