Where does “raìs” come from?

raìs (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese raiz, from Old Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

raìs (Kabuverdianu): root; base

Definitions

  1. root; base

Ancestry of “raìs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseraizroot; the place where one grew up
2Old PortugueseraizAlternative form of rayz
3Latinrādīxroot of a plant
4Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “raìs”

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