The story
- Latin · derived fromrādix“root”
- English todayradix graminis
From Latin rādix (“root”) + grāminis (“of grass”), the genitive form of grāmen (“grass”).
Words from the same roots
Latinrādix all →
raceradixheteroradicalradicicolousradiciflorousradiciformradicivorous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.