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Where does “radijs” come from?

radijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch radijs, from Middle French radis, from Italian radice, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

radijs (Dutch): radish

Definitions

  1. radish

Ancestry of “radijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchradijsradish
2Middle Frenchradis—
3ItalianradiceA root; A cause, source
4Latinrādīx—
5Proto-Italicwrādīks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radijs”

  • radys
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →