Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: baseline

'baseline'

[baseline.n.01] as in: an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared

Examples:
the established a baseline for the budget

'baseline'

[service_line.n.01] as in: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line

'baseline'

[baseline.n.03] as in: the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases

Origins

					baseline (English)
├── base (English)
│   ├── bas (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │   └── bassus (Latin)
│   └── base (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── basis (Latin)
│           └── βάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── line (English)
    ├── ligner (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    ├── lin (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── line (Middle English (1100-1500))