See also: Racine and raciné

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French *raicine, from Late Latin rādīcīna (root), from Latin rādīx, rādīcis (root), from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

racine f (plural racines)

  1. (of a tree) root
  2. (figuratively) root, origin
  3. (grammar) root
  4. (mathematics) root

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

racine

  1. inflection of raciner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Descendants edit

  • Haitian Creole: rasin

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Middle English edit

Noun edit

racine

  1. Alternative form of raysyn