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Where does “radness” come from?

radness (English) comes from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

radness (English): excellence

Definitions

  1. excellence

Ancestry of “radness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradClipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of...
2EnglishradiationThe shooting forth of anything from a point or...
3Latinradiatioglittering, shining, radiation
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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