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la

feminine

/ʁa.sin/

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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

Genderfeminine
Pluralracines

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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This word is part of lesson 59.