French Conversation · Level 13
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French word
racine
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁasin/
Meaning
- feminine nounroot
Example
La racine de cet arbre est très grosse.
The root of this tree is very thick.
More examples
Ce mot a pour racine une forme latine.
The root of this word is a Latin form.
Core concept
A supporting root beneath a plant, or the underlying source from which something grows.
Common phrases
racine d'un mot
root of a word
racine latine
Latin root
racine étymologique
etymological root
Similar words
origine: The starting point of an event or state.
source: The origin of an object or piece of information.
cause: A reason or factor responsible for an event.
Definition in French
Origine ou source d'une chose; en botanique, partie d'une plante, souvent située sous la terre, qui assure l'ancrage et l'absorption.
Word origin
Racine comes through Old French from Latin radix, meaning 'root'; source-based senses developed from the plant sense.
Usage tips
- In mathematics, racine carrée means 'square root', while racine cubique means 'cube root'.
Other meanings
- originnoun
Opposites
- affixeaffixnoun
Related words
- racinercause to take rootverb
- enracinementtaking rootnoun