Where does “preradical” come from?
preradical (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.
preradical (English): A subfunctor of the identity functor in the...
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- A subfunctor of the identity functor in the...
Ancestry of “preradical”, step by step
preradical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English radical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | radical | Favoring fundamental change, or change at the... |
| 2 | French | radical | radical; radical, root |
| 3 | Late Latin | radicalis | of or pertaining to the root, having roots,... |
| 4 | Latin | rādīx | root of a plant |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | root |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |