Where does “raiz” come from?

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

raiz (Chavacano): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “raiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishraízroot
2Latinrādīxroot of a plant
3Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →
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