Where does “eradicate” come from?
eradicate (Italian) comes from Italian eradicare, from Latin ērādīcō, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
eradicate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “eradicate”, step by step
eradicate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian eradicare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eradicare | to uproot, eradicate |
| 2 | Latin | ērādīcō | to root out |
| 3 | Latin | rādīx | root of a plant |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via Italian eradicato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eradicato | past participle of eradicare |