rootling.
A small or miniature root; a rootlet.
Meaning & usage
A small or miniature root; a rootlet.
a plantling just beginning to root.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English root Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English rootling From root + -ling.
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