Read the dictionary definition of root. All definitions for this word.
1. the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
1. thematic vowels are part of the stem
3. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
4. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
1. the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
2. Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
3. Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
4. communism's Russian root
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
7. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
8. a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
9. take root and begin to grow
1. this plant roots quickly
10. cause to take roots
11. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
1. He finally settled down
12. dig with the snout
1. the pig was rooting for truffles
13. plant by the roots
14. cheer for
1. She roots for the Broncos
15. come into existence, originate
1. The problem roots in her depression