la
/ʁa.sin/
Translation
root
Word origin
From Late Latin radicina, a diminutive of Latin radix ('root'). The same root gives the mathematical sense of a square root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- radix
- English cognates
- radish, radical, eradicate
Grammar
Examples
l' soulèvent .
The roots of the tree are lifting the garden wall.
Cette .
This plant has a very deep root.
.
The trouble has very old political roots.
.
He pulls up the roots with his hands.
latin.
The root of the word comes from Latin.
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