Where does “raíz” come from?
raíz (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
raíz (Galician): root; root vegetable; stump; root
Definitions
- root; root vegetable; stump; root
Ancestry of “raíz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | raiz | Alternative form of rayz |
| 2 | Latin | rādīx | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |