abasic

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English abasia

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English abasic

From abasia + -ic (“having the nature of”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪ.zik/

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.

Translations

of, pertaining to or caused by abasia

• Dutch: met abasie, door abasie
• Finnish: kävelykyvytön, abaattinen
• Galician: abásico (gl)
• Portuguese: abásico

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis

Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis

Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.

Latin basis

Old French basebor.

Middle English base

English base

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English abasic

From a- + base + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /eɪˈbeɪ.sɪk/

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

1. (genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base.
2. (biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.

Derived terms

• abasically

Anagrams

• Sabaic