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Added 8 October 2026

radix

/ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/ noun

In Latin: rādīx Wiktionary

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

Origin

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.

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