Where does “radical” come from?

radical (Spanish) comes from Latin rādīcālis, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

radical (Spanish): radical, seismic; radical

Definitions

  1. radical, seismic; radical

Ancestry of “radical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrādīcālishaving roots
2Latinrādīxroot of a plant
3Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radical”

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