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Where does “eradicare” come from?

eradicare (Italian) comes from Latin ērādīcō, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

eradicare (Italian): to uproot, eradicate

Definitions

  1. to uproot, eradicate

Ancestry of “eradicare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinērādīcō—
2Latinrādīx—
3Proto-Italicwrādīks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “eradicare”

  • eradicate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →