- ῥάδιξ
- ῥάδιξ, -ῑκοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `branch, twig' (Nic.), `palm leave' (D. S.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: With ῥάδιξ agrees formally Lat. rādīx `root', if from IE *u̯rād-; semant. closer is Lat. rāmus `branch, twig', which may stand for *u̯rād-mo-; beside it with short vowel ῥάδ-αμνος wich cannot continue IE *u̯rǝd- = *u̯r̥h₂d- (which would give a long α). One compares Goth. waurts etc., but a PIE form cannot be reconstructed *Pok. 1167; cf. also ῥίζα. -- A pre-form *wrad-\/wrād- may be non-IE.See also: s. ῥάδαμνος.Page in Frisk: 2,638
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.