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radio.

to cause to radiate, irradiate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈra.di.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈraː.di.o]

  1. to cause to radiate, irradiate

    active · conjugation-1

  2. to radiate, emit beams

    conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin radius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin radiō From radius (“spoke of a wheel”) + -ō.

noun[ˈra.di.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈraː.di.o]

  1. dative/ablative singular of radium

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin radius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin radiō From radius (“spoke of a wheel”) + -ō.

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