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
Ancestry of “radical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | radicalis | of or pertaining to the root, having roots,... |
| 2 | Latin | rādīx | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
Words derived from “radical”