Morpheme
Base
Type
free base
Denotation
foundation, beginning, starting point, lowest depth
Etymology
Old French bas; Latin basis; Ancient Greek básis
Evidence
abase, abase, basal, base, baseball, baseboard, based, baseless, baseline, baseload, basement, baseness, bases, baseword, basic, basically, basicranium, basics, basing, basis, codebase, debase, freebase, leafbase, moonbase, subbase, surbase, wheelbase
Notes
base and basis are doublets