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base_type
Combined from primary sources listed below.

In Metamodel::DefiniteHOW§

See primary documentation in context for method base type. 

method base_type($definite_type)

Returns the base type for a definite type:

say Any:D.^base_type.^name; # OUTPUT: «Any␤»