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Where does “redic” come from?

redic (Old English) comes from Latin radice, from Latin radix, from Proto-Italic wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Ancestry of “redic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinradiceablative singular of rādīx
2LatinradixA root; A radish; The lower part of an object;...
3Proto-Italicwrād-ī-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “redic”

  • radish
  • horseradish
  • radishlike
  • horseradished
  • horseradishlike
  • horseradishy
  • horseradish tree
  • radish ripper
  • ホースラディッシュ
  • redich
  • raddik
  • radike
  • radiche
  • radishe
  • redic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →