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Where does “radix” come from?

Radix comes from Latin radix, from Proto-Italic wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds, meaning root or that which is dug up.

radix (English): A root; A primitive word, from which other words...

Definitions

  1. A root; A primitive word, from which other words...

Ancestry of “radix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrādīx—
2Proto-Italicwrādīks—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radix”

  • radicel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →