Etymology of the English word radicle
the English word
radiclederived from the Latin word
radicula (little root)
derived from the Late Latin word
radix (root; root; base; square-root)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrad-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrād-derived from the New Latin word
ectomiaderived from the Greek word
ectomiausing the New Latin suffix
-algiaderived from the Greek suffix
-algia, -αλγία
Date
The earliest known usage of radicle in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
