Where does “radikal” come from?

radikal (Danish) comes from English radical, from French radical, from Late Latin radicalis, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

radikal (Danish): radical; of or belonging to "Radikale Venstre"

Definitions

  1. radical; of or belonging to "Radikale Venstre"

Ancestry of “radikal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradicalFavoring fundamental change, or change at the...
2Frenchradicalradical; radical, root
3Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
4Latinrādīxroot of a plant
5Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →