Where does “radikal” come from?

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

radikal (German): radical

Definitions

  1. radical

Ancestry of “radikal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradicalradical; radical, root
2Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
3Latinrādīxroot of a plant
4Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radikal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →
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