radius

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • ray (of light)
  • staff, rod
  • spoke (of a wheel)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *neredʰ- (outward, rise, extend forth) derived from Ancient Greek ἄρδις (sharp point, point of an arrow, arrowhead) derived from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁t- (beam, pole, trunk, beam structure, stem, bar, post).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*reh₁t-

Gloss

beam, pole, trunk, beam structure, stem, bar, post

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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