Where does “radicating” come from?
radicating (English) comes from English radicate, from Latin radicatus, from Latin radicari, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
radicating (English): present participle of radicate
Definitions
- present participle of radicate
Ancestry of “radicating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | radicate | To cause to take root; to plant or establish... |
| 2 | Latin | radicatus | rooted |
| 3 | Latin | radicari | present passive infinitive of rādīcō; to take... |
| 4 | Latin | rādīx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |