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What are the roots of in English?

The word "roots" has several different meanings and can have different roots depending on the context in which it is used:

1. Plant Roots:

- Old English: _rōt_

- Proto-Germanic: _*wrōtiz*_

- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret-, *wrē_ (to dig, to scratch)

2. Origin or Base:

- Old English: _rōt_

- Proto-Germanic: _*rōt- *

- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret_, *wert- * (to turn)

3. Mathematics (square roots):

- Latin: _radix_, _radic- (base, root_)

- Proto-Italic: _*wrēdik_ *

- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret_, *wer- * (to grow)

4. Grammar (roots of words):

- Latin:_ radix_, _radic- (base, root)

- Proto-Italic: _*wrēdik_ *

- Proto-Indo-European: _*wret-, *wer- * (to grow)

5. Music (musical roots):

- Old English: _rōt_

- Proto-Germanic: _*rōt- *

- Proto-Indo-European: _*rō- * (to cut, to scrape, to dig)

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