Where does “radial” come from?
radial (French) comes from German radial, from Italian radiale, from Spanish radial, from Spanish radio, from French radium, from French radioactif, from French actif, from Old French actif — to make.
radial (French): radial
Definitions
- radial
Ancestry of “radial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | radial | radial; radially |
| 2 | Italian | radiale | radial; radial, radial tire; radial, radius bone |
| 3 | Spanish | radial | radial; of or pertaining to radio; radian |
| 4 | Spanish | radio | radio; radius; radium |
| 5 | French | radium | radium |
| 6 | French | radioactif | radioactive |
| 7 | French | actif | active; asset; top |
| 8 | Old French | actif | active |
| 9 | Latin | āctīvus | active |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργητικός | Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργέω | to be in action or activity, to operate; to... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |