Where does “rache” come from?

rache (Haitian Creole) comes from French arracher, from Old French esrachier, from Latin exradicare, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rache (Haitian Creole): to uproot

Definitions

  1. to uproot

Ancestry of “rache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharracherto uproot, pull up, tear out; to extract, take...
2Old Frenchesrachierto eradicate; to get rid of
3Latinexradicare
4Latinrādīxroot of a plant
5Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Italic wrādīksEvery word from Latin rādīx
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