raiz.
root (part of a plant)
Meaning & usage
root (part of a plant)
root (part of a tooth)
root (part of a hair)
root (primary source)
root (a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number)
root (the single node of a tree that has no parent)
root (primary lexical unit of a word)
root (word from which another word or words are derived)
root (highest directory of a directory structure)
the place where one grew up
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare Galician and Spanish raíz.
O.G., true (valid, legitimate)
Aquele homem de kilt é um escocês raiz!
traditional, true
Este é o método raiz de fazer carne assada.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare Galician and Spanish raíz.
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