Where does “radial” come from?

radial (German) comes from Italian radiale, from Spanish radial, from Spanish radio, from French radium, from French radioactif, from French actif, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus — I skin, flay.

radial (German): radial; radially

Definitions

radial; radially

Ancestry of “radial”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	radiale	radial; radial, radial tire; radial, radius bone
2	Spanish	radial	radial; of or pertaining to radio; radian
3	Spanish	radio	radio; radius; radium
4	French	radium	radium
5	French	radioactif	radioactive
6	French	actif	active; asset; top
7	Old French	actif	active
8	Latin	āctīvus	active
9	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργητικός	Able to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
10	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργέω	to be in action or activity, to operate; to...
11	Ancient Greek	ἐνεργός	at work, active
12	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
13	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
14	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
15	Ancient Greek	δέρω	I skin, flay

Words derived from “radial”

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