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radix

  • /ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/

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PIE word

*wréh₂ds

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds

Proto-Italic *wrādīks

Latin rādīxlbor.

English radix

Learned borrowing from Latin rādīx (“a root”). Doublet of radish.

noun radixes · radices

  1. A root.
  2. The primitive root word or morpheme from which later versions derive; the etymon
  3. The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

Similar: primitive, radical word

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noun linguistics: word from which other words may be derived

日本語原語 gengo
Portuguêsraiz
Françaisracine
DeutschStammwort
Românărădăcină
Русскийко́рень kórenʹ, осно́ва osnóva

noun mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers

한국어밑 mit
日本語基数 kisū, 底 tē, 進法 shinhō
中文基数 jīshù
Portuguêsbase
Françaisbase
DeutschBasis
Românăbază, bază de numerație
Tiếng Việtcơ số

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@misc{radix_2026,
  title = {radix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/radix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}