Where does “raíz” come from?

raíz (Asturian) comes from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

raíz (Asturian): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “raíz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrādīxroot of a plant
2Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →