Where does “radikal” come from?

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

radikal (Tagalog): radical

Definitions

  1. radical

Ancestry of “radikal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishradicalradical, seismic; radical
2Latinrādīcālishaving roots
3Latinrādīxroot of a plant
4Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Italic wrādīksEvery word from Latin rādīx
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