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racine.

root (of a plant)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁa.sin/

  1. root (of a plant)

    feminine
    prendre racine
    couper le mal à la racine

  2. root, origin

    feminine · figuratively

  3. root

    feminine
    jardin des racines grecques
    les racines latines en français

  4. root

    feminine
    racine carrée
    racine cubique
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds Proto-Italic *wrādīks Latin rādīx Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Late Latin rādīcīna Old French *raicine French racine Inherited from Old French *raicine, from Late Latin rādīcīna (“root”), from Latin rādīx (“root”) + -īna (derivational suffix).

verb/ʁa.sin/

  1. inflection of raciner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of raciner: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds Proto-Italic *wrādīks Latin rādīx Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Late Latin rādīcīna Old French *raicine French racine Inherited from Old French *raicine, from Late Latin rādīcīna (“root”), from Latin rādīx (“root”) + -īna (derivational suffix).

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