rote

Middle English

/ˈroːt(ə)/, /rɔːt/, /ˈrɔːt(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • The root submerged part of a plant:
  • The foundation or base of a protuberance or extension of the body:
  • Something which generates, creates, or emanates something:
  • The foundation of a tall structure e.g. a trunk, pole, turret
  • The (or a key) foundational or core condition, essence or portion of something.
  • One who descends from another; a member of an individual's lineage or stock.
  • The base of a peak or mount; the beginning of an elevation.
  • A protuberance resembling or functioning like a root.
  • The most inner, central, or deepest part of something.
  • (rare) Data used for astronomical purposes.
  • (rare) A mathematical root.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English rōt derived from Old Norse rót (root, tossing, pitching) derived from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (root) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (root).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wréh₂ds

Gloss

root

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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