English
rhizo-
Rhizo- comes from Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ ‘root’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wréh₂ds‘root’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥῐ́ζᾰrhĭ́ză‘root’
- Englishtodayrhizo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wréh₂ds‘root’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥῐ́ζᾰrhĭ́ză‘root’
- Englishtodayrhizo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’
race, root, radical, eradicate, eradication, rote, wort, radish, rance, radix, ramus, 27 more
Today it means
prefix roots (of living organisms).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds / rhizo-