roots

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Rhymes: -uːts

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roots

plural form of root

The roots of a tree provide it with water.
Ancestors

I have both Irish and German roots.
Beginnings

Jazz has its roots in blues.

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ancestors

French: aïeux (fr) m pl
Kurdish:

Sorani: باوباپیران
Polish: korzenie (pl) m pl

Slovak: korene pl

beginnings

French: sources (fr) f pl, origines (fr) f pl
Kurdish:

Sorani: ناخ
Polish: korzenie (pl) m pl, źródła n pl

Slovak: korene pl

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Latin: radices f, fontes m (3)
German: ^{(please verify)} Ahnen f, ^{(please verify)} Wurzeln f, ^{(please verify)} Anfänge f
Swedish: rötter c

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roost, stoor, torso

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