what is a root word?

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what is a root word?

2007-09-13 13:01:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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root word

noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn: root]

2007-09-13 13:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A root word is the original word from which other words are formed.
e.g. 'jump' is the root word of 'jumps, jumped, jumping'
'know' is the root word of 'knows, knowing, knowledge'

2007-09-13 13:09:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

The main word in a word.
unbelieveable

un - prefix
believe - root
able - suffix

2007-09-13 13:08:56 · answer #3 · answered by a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋