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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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  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “eradicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeradicareto uproot, eradicate
2Latinērādīcō—
3Latinrādīx—
4Proto-Italicwrādīks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →