Etymograph

English

stanbase

From stan + base, after fanbase.

A compound of stan + 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

noun The stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.

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

Etymograph / stanbase