Roots
1977 television event
Roots are the underground parts of plants that anchor them and absorb water and nutrients.
By extension, roots are origins or foundations—where something comes from: She returned to her roots in Mississippi.
To root is to establish roots, or to dig with the snout like a pig.
To root for someone is to cheer them on, encourage their success.
I'm rooting for you.
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
homeland · origin · bloodline · forebears · descent · kinship · motherland · birthplace
Underlying support structure
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- coreCentral essential portion
- sourcePoint of origin
- originStarting point or source
essence · fundamental · bedrock · grounding · underlying · cause · heart · seed
Main descending root
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- bulbRounded storage organ
- carrotEdible orange taproot
radish · beet · ginger · turnip · parsnip · yam · cassava · taro
Jamaican offbeat music style
- dubAdd replacement audio
- RastafariJamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- skaJamaican fusion genre
Bob Marley · rocksteady · riddim · sound system · dancehall · toasting · bass · offbeat
Word origin study
- stemPlant's central axis
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
derivation · affix · prefix · suffix · word origin · Latin · Greek · Sanskrit
Root-indicating symbol
- radicandNumber under root symbol
- exponentSuperscript showing power
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- surdUnutterable in ratios
extraction · inverse · calculation · index · simplify · rationalize · coefficient · polynomial
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- genealogyStudy of family descent
family tree · homeland · origin · bloodline · forebears · descent · kinship · motherland · birthplace · tradition
foundation
Underlying support structure
origin · essence · fundamental · bedrock · grounding · underlying · cause · heart · seed · beginning
taproot
Main descending root
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- bulbRounded storage organ
carrot · radish · beet · ginger · turnip · parsnip · yam · cassava · taro · jicama
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- dubAdd replacement audio
- RastafariJamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
Bob Marley · ska · rocksteady · riddim · sound system · dancehall · toasting · bass · offbeat · Kingston
etymology
Word origin study
cognate · derivation · affix · prefix · suffix · word origin · Latin · Greek · Sanskrit · lexical
radical
Root-indicating symbol
- radicandNumber under root symbol
- exponentSuperscript showing power
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
surd · extraction · inverse · calculation · index · simplify · rationalize · coefficient · polynomial · quadratic
regrowth
Growing back again
color · natural · gray · blonde · ombre · balayage · highlights · salon · grow out · maintenance
- American BooksTo Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, Catch-22, Walden
- Canadian BrandsTim Hortons, Lululemon, Air Canada, RBC, Scotiabank
- 1996 AlbumsJagged Little Pill, Pinkerton
- Long NovelsWar and Peace, Les Miserables, Don Quixote, Clarissa, Atlas Shrugged
- slaverychattel slavery, enslaved, slave, enslavement, slave traders
Rootsdescendants
Those who come after
offspring · progeny · posterity · future generations · heirs
Rootsrootlessness
State of having no anchor
wings · wandering · nomadism · drifting · transience
- root beerSassafras-flavored soft drink
- rooting forActively hoping someone succeeds
- root canalInfected pulp removal
- root forActively support a competitor
- square rootNumber times itself equals original
- deep rootsLong-standing connection to place
root, rooted, rooting, rootless, rootlet, uproot, uprooted, uprooting