Latin
radius
‘a spoke of a wheel’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin radius.
15 English words in this record descend from Latin radius, most familiar first.
- ray ← rai
- radiation ← radiatio ← radiō
- laser ← radiation ← radiatio ← radiō
- radius
- radiant ← radyant ← radiāns ← radiō
- radial ← radiālis
- rayon ← rai
- radiate ← radiātus ← radiō
- irradiate ← irradiātus ← radiō
- radialis
- radionics
- diradiation ← dīradiō
More words from radius
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Etymograph / Latin radius