noun, feminine/ʁa.sin/plural: racines
root (of a plant); root, origin; root
“prendre racine” — to take root
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds Proto-Italic *wrādīks Latin rādīx Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusnom. Latin -īna Late Latin rādīcīna Old French *raicine French racine Inherited from Old French *raicine, from Late Latin rādīcīna (“root”), from Latin rādīx (“root”) + -īna (derivational suffix).