Root

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes

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 embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

take root and begin to grow

come into existence, originate

cheer for

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