The root word.
A word that has another word derived from it is called an Eponym. The two words will usually have different meanings.
When it says the base word for another word, it is referring to the root or core word from which the other word is derived. The base word provides the foundation or main meaning for the derived word.
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Another word for orator is lecturer or public speaker. The word orator is of Middle English origin and is derived from the Anglo-Norman French word orator.
It can be traced back to a Latin word, but the derivation is not clear. There is a Middle English word 'resorten' derived from a French word 'resortir' meaning to go out, leave or escape. Another French word,'ressort' derived from 'resortir' has been adopted
short is a rootword. examples: shortage, shorter, shorten
Can you tell me what you call the process that makes one word from another word jumbling those letters - eg. LISTEN and SILENT? That is called an Anagram
The word factory is derived from the medieval Latin word factoria. It is also derived from the Latin word factor.
Pleasure derived from another's misfortune.
-- Chai (or Khai) is the Hebrew word for 'Life'. -- Chai is another word for tea. It is used in many different cultures and is derived from a Chinese word.
The name is derived from the Tamil word murunggai (முருங்கை)
A theory: Mishmash might be derived from the German word "Mischmasch". That one is derived from the verb "mischen" which means "to mix".