"deradical" meaning in English

See deradical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From de- (“from”) + radical (“of or pretaining to a root”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|radical|gloss1=from|gloss2=of or pretaining to a root}} de- (“from”) + radical (“of or pretaining to a root”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} deradical (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics, especially historical linguistics) Derived directly from a root (rather than from a form that is itself derived). Tags: especially, historical, not-comparable
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