Where does “erradicar” come from?

erradicar (Portuguese) comes from Latin ērādīcō, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

erradicar (Portuguese): to eradicate, annihilate; to uproot

Definitions

  1. to eradicate, annihilate; to uproot

Ancestry of “erradicar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinērādīcōto root out
2Latinrādīxroot of a plant
3Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →