Where does “triradical” come from?

triradical (English) comes from English radical, from French radical, from Late Latin radicalis, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

triradical (English): A trivalent radical; A free radical having a...

Definitions

  1. A trivalent radical; A free radical having a...

Ancestry of “triradical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishradicalFavoring fundamental change, or change at the...
2Frenchradicalradical; radical, root
3Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
4Latinrādīxroot of a plant
5Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →