בסיס

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ב־ס־ס (b-s-s)

A Mishnaic borrowing from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis, derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (to step) (whence also English come).

Noun

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בָּסִיס (basísm (plural indefinite בְּסִיסִים, singular construct בְּסִיס־, plural construct בְּסִיסֵי־) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. a base

Derived terms

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