Root
A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Synonyms
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
In category
The set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
The place where something begins, where it springs into being
Type of
Has types
Examples
Communism's Russian root
Dig with the snout
A number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
Type of
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
Type of
Has types
Has substances
Derivation
Come into existence, originate
The embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair