Where does “eradicate” come from?

Eradicate comes from Latin eradicatus, past participle of eradicō, formed from the prefix ex- and Latin rādīx meaning root, originally denoting to pull up by the roots.

eradicate (English): To pull up by the roots; to uproot; To destroy...

Definitions

  1. To pull up by the roots; to uproot; To destroy...

Ancestry of “eradicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheradicat—
2Latinērādīcātusrooted out

Words derived from “eradicate”

Every word from Latin ērādīcātus →Every word from Middle English eradicat →