Where does “radical” come from?

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

radical (French): radical; radical, root

Definitions

  1. radical; radical, root

Ancestry of “radical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
2Latinrādīxroot of a plant
3Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →