backbone, spine · backbone, cornerstone (the fundamental or main contributor to a system or organization) · spine, assertiveness (the willingness to stand up for oneself in the face of adversity)
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basislbor. Portuguese base Learned borrowing from Latin basis.
aile: base de dados, basear, embasar, ir de base
[…] nunca faço uma make completa, escolho sempre as coisas mais básicas, e só tive uma embalagem de base na vida.
backbone (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord)
köken: Compound of 背 (se, “back”) + 骨 (hone, “bone”). The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁). First cited to a text from the late 1100s.
backbone, spine, spinal column, vertebral column (series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord) · backbone (fundamental support or infrastructure) · backbone, spine (courage, strength)