radicina

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin rādīcīna. By surface analysis, radice +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.diˈt͡ʃi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: ra‧di‧cì‧na

Noun

radicina f (plural radicine)

1. (botany) Synonym of radichetta
2. Synonym of ravanello (“radish”)

Anagrams

• acridina, aracnidi, candirai

Latin

Etymology

From rādīx (“root”) +‎ -īna. Attested beginning in the works of Pelagonius in the second half of the fourth century CE.

Noun

rādīcīna f (genitive rādīcīnae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. (nonstandard) root

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: arãdãtsinã
  • Romanian: rădăcină
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: radicina
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian:
    • Logudorese: raighina
    • Nuorese: radichina
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: racena
  • Old French: *raicine
    • French: racine
    • Norman: raichinne, réchinne
    • Walloon: raecene
  • Occitan: racina

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “radīcīna”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 524
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “radīcīna”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 18