LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

rādī̆ca

*rādī̆ca f (plural *rādī̆cās)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionroot

Origins

From rādīcula (diminutive of rādīx) via a process of 'de-diminutivization'. This apparently resulted in two variants: one with a short ĭ in the second syllable, the other with a long ī.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanrasiga
  • Occitanrasic
  • Occitanrajo
  • Occitanrádzo
  • Occitanradza
Italo-Romance
  • Italianradica
  • Italianraca
  • Neapolitanràdica
  • Neapolitanràreche
  • Neapolitanràteche
  • Sicilianràdica
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianraíga
  • Campidanesearráiga
  • Logudoreseráiga
  • Nuoreserádica
  • Nuoreseráica
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Dalmatianradaica
  • Istriotradíga
  • Istriotradéiga
  • Istriotradíža
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardracca
  • Piedmonteserago̢tsa
  • Romagnolràdga
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Piedmontesefè ragifrom Franco-Provençal rage
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichonradzefrom Old French *rage
  • Lorrainraδfrom Old French *rage
Borrowings
  • Albanianrrange

Quick answers

What does rādī̆ca mean in Latin?
rādī̆ca, a noun, means “root”.