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Where does “radijs” come from?

radijs (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French radis, from Italian radice, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

radijs (Middle Dutch): radish

Definitions

  1. radish

Ancestry of “radijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchradis—
2ItalianradiceA root; A cause, source
3Latinrādīx—
4Proto-Italicwrādīks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radijs”

  • radijs
  • radys
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →