English Explanatory Dictionary

rhizo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. roots (of living organisms).

Word forms

rhizo- rhiz-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂dsder. Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)lbor. English rhizo- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză, “root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Related words

radical radix
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