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Where does “rhizo-” come from?

rhizo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ῥίζα, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rhizo- (English): roots

Definitions

  1. roots

Ancestry of “rhizo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥίζαroot; source; base, foundation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rhizo-”

  • rhizosphere
  • rhizotomy
  • rhizospheric
  • rhizoid
  • rhizoplane
  • rhizodeposition
  • rhizomorph
  • rhizomorphic
  • rhizobacterium
  • rhizobacterial
  • rhizotron
  • rhizomania
  • minirhizotron
  • rhizoremediation
  • rhizostome
  • exorhizal
  • rhizal
  • rhizophagous
  • rhizolith
  • rhizotomist
  • rhizocarpous
  • rhizogen
  • rhizophorous
  • rhizotaxis
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