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Where does “polyradical” come from?

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

polyradical (English): Any radical derived from a polymer

Definitions

  1. Any radical derived from a polymer

Ancestry of “polyradical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradicalFavoring fundamental change, or change at the...
2Frenchradicalradical; radical, root
3Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
4Latinrādīx—
5Proto-Italicwrādīks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →