Where does “horseradish tree” come from?
horseradish tree (English) comes from English horseradish, from English radish, from Middle English radiche, from Old English redic, from Latin radice, from Latin radix, from Proto-Italic wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
horseradish tree (English): An economically useful tree, "Moringa oleifera",...
Definitions
- An economically useful tree, "Moringa oleifera",...
Ancestry of “horseradish tree”, step by step
horseradish tree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horseradish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horseradish | A plant of the mustard family, "Armoracia... |
| 2 | English | radish | A plant of the Brassicaceae family, "Raphanus... |
| 3 | Middle English | radiche | Radish |
| 4 | Old English | redic | — |
| 5 | Latin | radice | ablative singular of rādīx |
| 6 | Latin | radix | A root; A radish; The lower part of an object;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wrād-ī- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |