Etymology of the English word taproot
the English word
taprootderived from the English word
tapderived from the English word
tapderived from the Old French word
taperderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tapponderived from the English word
rootderived from the English word
rotderived from the Old Norse word
rotderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrad-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrād-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*rutjanderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wrotananDate
The earliest known usage of taproot in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
