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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
RADIX.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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RADIX,
a root, a primitive word, base of a system of logarithms. (L.)
Lat. radix (stem radic-), a root; chiefly used as a scientific
term. + Gk.
ῥάδιξ, a branch, rod. Cognate with E.
Wort,
q.v. Der. radic-al, spelt radicall in Sir T. Elyot, The Governour,
b. i. c. 4 (R.), and in his Castle of Helth, b. iii. c. 3, from F. radical, 'radicall,'
Cot., formed with suffix -al ( = Lat. -alis) from radic-, stem of
radix;
radic-al-ly, radic-al-ness; also radic-le, a little root, a dimin. form from the
stem radic-. Also radish, called 'radishe rootes' by Sir T. Elyot,
Castel of Helth, b. ii. c. 16, from F. radis, 'a raddish root,' Cot.; not a true
F. word, but borrowed from Prov. raditz (Littré), from Lat. radicem, acc. of
radix. From Lat. radix we also have e-radic-ate and
rash
(3). Doublets, radish, race (3).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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