roots

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uːts

Noun

roots

1. Plural form of root.

   The roots of a tree provide it with water.

2. Ancestors

   I have both Irish and German roots.

3. Beginnings

   Jazz has its roots in blues.

Translations

ancestors

Kurdish: باوباپیران Polish: korzenie (pl) m. pl.

Slovak: korene (sk) pl.

beginnings

Kurdish: ناخ Polish: korzenie (pl) m. pl., źródła (pl) n. pl.

Slovak: korene (sk) pl.

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Latin: radices f., fontes m. (3) German: Ahnen f., Wurzeln f., Anfänge f. Swedish: rötter c.

See also

• root
• rootsy

Anagrams

• roost, stoor, torso