Root

Meaning

Noun

●

The part of a

,

, that

and

the

body,

and

water and

, and in some

reproduction.

●

A

vegetable.

●

The part of a

into the

the

in place.

●

The part of a

under the

that

the

in place.

●

In Hair:

The part of a

the

that has not been

,

, or otherwise treated.

●

The

; origin.

●

In Aviation:

The

of a

to the fuselage.

●

In Engineering:

The

of the

of a

object.

●

In Arithmetic:

Of a number or

, a number which, when

to a

power,

the

number or

.

●

In Arithmetic:

A

(understood if no power is

; in which case, "the

of" is often

to "root").

●

In Mathematical analysis:

A

(of an equation).

●

In Computing & Graph theory:

The

of a

that has no parent.

●

In Linguistic morphology:

The

of a

, which

the most significant

of

and cannot be

into

. Inflectional

often

from roots.

●

In Linguistics:

A

from which another

or

are derived.

●

In Music:

The

of any

; the

from whose

, or

, a

is composed.

●

The

place,

, or part.

●

In Computing:

In UNIX

, the first

with

access to the

operating system

and its

, found at the

of the

structure; the person who

on a UNIX system.

●

In Computing:

The

of a

structure which may

both

and subdirectories.

●

A

, especially the

of a

.

⚠️

In Australian English & New Zealand English:

An

of

intercourse.

⚠️

In Australian English & New Zealand English:

A

partner.

Verb

●

To

; to

the

, as

; to

and

to

.

●

To

,

, or otherwise cause the

of cuttings.

●

To be

; to be established.

●

In Computing:

To get

or

access on a

computer system

or

, often through

some security mechanism.

●

In Hair:

To

or

with the snout.

●

To

or

by low

or

; to fawn.

●

To

; to

by

soil.

●

Of a

: to

the

and

the

food.

●

To

; to abolish.

⚠️

In Australian English, Irish English & New Zealand English:

To

penetrate.

●

In American English:

To

(on); to show support (for) and

for the

of. (See

for.)

Name

●

An English

from Middle English from a

from Middle English

(“glad”).

●

An English

as an

for a

(medieval guitar)-player.

●

A

from Dutch

a

place (Dutch

, from roten (“to ret”)).

●

A

in Lucerne

, Switzerland.

●

A

in New York, United States;

for

and

Erastus Root.

●

A

in Minnesota, United States;

as a

of its

Dakota name.

●

A

in Wisconsin, United States.

Sourced from

Origin

root

English

root

Middle English (1100-1500)

wroten

Middle English (1100-1500)

wrotan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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