Crossword Clue:

Etymological basis

AnswerCrossword Clue
ROOTEtymological basis
TSARCaesar's etymological cousin
LASSOEtymological relative of lace
ITSINITIALPart 1 of an etymological curiosity concerning the word "colonialism"
PLANETSEtymological origins of the answers to the five starred clues