radix

See also: Radix

Contents
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading

Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
References

English

Etymology
From Latin radix (“a root”). Doublet of radish.

Pronunciation
enPR: rādĭks, IPA(key): /ɹeɪ.dɪks/

Noun
radix (plural radixes or radices)

1. (biology) A root.
2. (linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
3. (mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particularbase, as 10 for decimal.

Synonyms

(linguistics): primitive (word), radical word

Derived terms

(computing): radix-32 (rare), radix-64

Translations
biology: root — see root
linguistics: word from which other words may be derived
mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers

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Further reading

radix on Wikipedia.
radix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
radix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Latin

Etymology
From Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rhádix, “branch, twig”),
Gothic (waurts), Old Irish fren (“root”) and Old English wyrt (“herb, plant”) (English wort).

Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈraː.diːks/

Noun
rādīx f (genitive rādīcis); third declension

1. A root (of a plant).

2. A radish.
3. The lower part of an object; root.
4. (figuratively) A foundation, basis, ground, origin, source, root.

Inflection
Note that the genitive pluralrādīcum has the alternative formrādicium. Third declension.

Case Singular Plural

Nominative rādīx rādīcēs
Genitive rādīcis rādīcum
Dative rādīcī rādīcibus
Accusative rādīcem rādīcēs
Ablative rādīce rādīcibus
Vocative rādīx rādīcēs
Derived terms
rādīcor
ērādīcō
rādīcōsus
rādīcālis
rādīcula
rādīcātus
rādix grāminis
rādīcescō
rādīcō

Descendants
German: Rettich, Radieschen Romansch: ragisch, risch, rieisch
Aragonese: radiz
Aromanian: arãdãtsinã, zãrãtsinã Italian: radice Sardinian: radichina, arraighina,
Catalan: arrel, rel, raïl Ligurian: reixa raichina
Dalmatian: radaica Norman: raichinne (Jersey) Sicilian: ràdica, ràdiga, ràrica
English: radix, radish Occitan: raiç, rasic, rasiga Spanish: raíz
French: racine, radis Portuguese: raiz Venetian: raixa, raìs
Galician: raíz Romanian: rădăcină Walloon: raecene
Yiddish: ‫( רעטעך‬retekh)

References
radix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
radix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
radix in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition, 1883–1887)
radix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894)Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co. [Expand]

to take root: radices agere (De Off. 2. 12. 73)

at the foot of the mountain:sub radicibus montis, in infimo monte, sub monte
to occupy the foot of a hill:considere sub monte (sub montis radicibus)
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages(Leiden Indo-European
Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 512

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