root - noun

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

root - verb

• take root and begin to grow
• come into existence, originate
• plant by the roots
• dig with the snout
• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
• cause to take roots

root - thesaurus

ancestor   antecedent   ascendant   ascendent   base   beginning   etymon   origin   radical   rootage   rootle   rout   settle   solution   source   stem   theme