Etymology

radicand

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Today it means: The number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered. Full definition →

English radix ← Latin rādīx ← Proto-Italic *wrādīks
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wréh₂ds
  2. Proto-Italic*wrādīks
  3. Latinrādīx
  4. Englishradix
  5. English todayradicand

From radix (“root”) + -and.

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