root word

Meaning

1. A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
2. Alternative form of root: the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

Synonyms

base

radical

root

stem

theme

trunk

parent language

body

figure

frame

human body

Translations

arrel

tema

radical

βάση

base

racine

radical

thème

radice

radical

raiz