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Where does “radiate” come from?

Radiate comes from Latin radiatus, the past participle of radiare meaning "to shine," derived from radius meaning "ray" or "spoke."

radiate (English): To extend, send or spread out from a center like...

Definitions

  1. To extend, send or spread out from a center like...

Ancestry of “radiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradial—
2Germanradialradial; radially
3Italianradialeradial; radial, radial tire; radial, radius bone
4Spanishradialradial; of or pertaining to radio; radian
5Spanishradioradio; radius; radium
6Frenchradiumradium
7Frenchradioactifradioactive
8Frenchactifactive; asset; top
9Old Frenchactifactive
10Latināctīvus—
11Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
12Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
13Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
14Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
15Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
16Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork

Words derived from “radiate”

  • radiating
  • radiator
  • triradiate
  • reradiate
  • nonradiating
  • radiately
  • eradiate
  • radiateth
  • multiradiate
  • pentaradiate
  • tetraradiate
  • octoradiate
  • triradiated
  • biradiate
  • hexaradiate
  • hexiradiate
  • corradiate
  • radiatiform
  • triradiately
  • radiatorless
  • sexradiate
  • nonradiate
  • ラジエーター
  • 라디에이터
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