| 【wild】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "awildian," and "wilde." It carries the basic meaning of "wild." from PIE *welt- "woodlands; wild" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "wild"]
wild ****[1226] Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not looked after by people.
wildlife ****[2323] You can use wildlife to refer to the animals and other living things that live in the wild.
wildly **[4312] You use wildly to emphasize the degree, amount, or intensity of something.
[WORD ROOT]root wild
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] wild
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) awildian, wilde
[MEANING]root wild
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 awildian from wilde;
- 【Old English】 wilde in the natural state, uncultivated, untamed, undomesticated, uncontrolled
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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wild ★★★★[1226] adjective from wild
【DEFINITION】 Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not looked after by people.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; wild < wilder < wildest
【SYNONYM】 stormy
【ANTONYM】 tame
【ROOTs】 wild; wild
【Etymology】 《Old English wilde》 in the natural state, uncultivated, untamed, undomesticated, uncontrolled
【First Known Meaning】 in the natural state, uncultivated, untamed, undomesticated, uncontrolled
【DERIVATIVEs】 wildish, wildly, wildness, wild
wildlife ★★★★[2323] noun from wildlife 〈 live
【DEFINITION】 You can use wildlife to refer to the animals and other living things that live in the wild.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 wild + life
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wild; wild ⑵ life(live); live
【Etymology】 《Old English lifian》 to be, be alive, have life; continue in life; to experience
wildly ★★[4312] adverb from wild
【DEFINITION】 You use wildly to emphasize the degree, amount, or intensity of something.
【COMPOSITION】 wild + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wild; wild ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English wilde》 in the natural state, uncultivated, untamed, undomesticated, uncontrolled
【DERIVATIVEs】 wildish, wildly, wildness, wild
Other words containing "wild"; bewilder, rewild, wildebeest, wildfire, wildish, wildness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
wide
who
while
where
well
weigh
week
weak
way
watch
