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Where does “arace” come from?

arace (English) comes from Middle English aracen, from Old French arachier, from Latin exradicare, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

arace (English): To tear up by the roots; to draw away

Definitions

  1. To tear up by the roots; to draw away

Ancestry of “arace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisharacento eradicate, erase
2Old Frencharachierto pull off
3Latinexradicare—
4Latinrādīx—
5Proto-Italicwrādīks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →