Root

What “Root” means

Noun

1. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
2. A root vegetable.
3. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
4. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
5. The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

Verb

1. To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
2. To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
3. To fix firmly; to establish.
4. To get root or privileged access on (a computer system or mobile phone), often through bypassing some security mechanism.

Verb

1. To turn up or dig with the snout.
2. To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
3. To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
4. Of a baby: to turn the head and open the mouth in search of food.
5. To root out; to abolish.

Noun

1. An act of rummaging or searching.
2. An act of sexual intercourse.
3. A sexual partner.

Where the word comes from

PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English rote, root, roote (“the underground part of a plant”), from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót (“root”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“root”), from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”); Doublet of wort, radish, and radix. Cognate with Scots ruit, rute (“root”), Danish rod (“root”), Faroese and Icelandic rót (“root”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish rot (“root”).

From Middle English wrōten (“to dig with the snout”), from Old English wrōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtan, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną (“to dig out, to root”). Related to Old English wrōt (“snout; trunk”). Loss of initial w- probably due to influence from the related noun (Etymology 1).

Business name ideas with “Root”

Industries where “Root” fits

We suggest this word for 21 business types and industries, including:

• Farmers Market Stand
• Landscaping Company
• Plant Shop
• Tree Service
• Cotton Ginning
• Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
• Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
• Farm Management Services
• Finfish Fishing
• Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
• Hunting and Trapping
• Landscaping Services
• Logging
• Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores
• Other Marine Fishing
• Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
• Shellfish Fishing
• Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
• Support Activities for Animal Production
• Support Activities for Forestry
• Timber Tract Operations