Where does “radikal” come from?

radikal (Swedish) comes from Late Latin radicalis, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

radikal (Swedish): radical

Definitions

  1. radical

Ancestry of “radikal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
2Latinrādīxroot of a plant
3Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “radikal”

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