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Root

/ruːt/
The base or main part of a plant, usually underground, from which branches and leaves grow.

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Examples:

Fear of error is typically rooted in childhood memories.

But to return to the pine roots near the road.

His feet remind one of odd tree roots in a forest.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from Old English rōt, tracing back to Proto-Germanic *wrôt, and further to Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds meaning branch or root.

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