| 【drive, drift, drove】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "drifan." It carries the basic meaning of "drive." from PIE *bhrews- "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "drive, drift, drove"]
drift **[3528] When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.
drive ****[581] When you drive somewhere, you operate a car or other vehicle and control its movement and direction.
driver ****[1204] The driver of a vehicle is the person who is driving it.
driving ***[2351]
drove **[3613] a large group of people or animals that move or act together
[WORD ROOT]root drive
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] drift, driv, drive, drove
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) drifan
[MEANING]root drive
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 drifan to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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drift ★★[3528] verb from drift 〈 drive
【DEFINITION】 When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.
【Declension/Conjugation】 drifted, drifted, drifting, drifts
【SYNONYM】 wander, float
【ROOTs】 drift(drive); drift
【Etymology】 《Old English drifan》 to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
【First Known Meaning】 to float or be driven along by a current
【DERIVATIVEs】 drifty, drift
drive ★★★★[581] verb from drive
【DEFINITION】 When you drive somewhere, you operate a car or other vehicle and control its movement and direction.
【Declension/Conjugation】 drove, driven, driving, drives
【ROOTs】 drive; drive
【Etymology】 《Old English drifan》 to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
【First Known Meaning】 to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
【DERIVATIVEs】 drivability, drivable, drive, driveability, driveable, driverless, driver
driver ★★★★[1204] noun from drive
【DEFINITION】 The driver of a vehicle is the person who is driving it.
【pl.】 drivers
【COMPOSITION】 drive + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ driv(drive); drive ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English drifan》 to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
【DERIVATIVEs】 drivability, drivable, drive, driveability, driveable, driverless, driver
driving ★★★[2351] noun from drive
【DEFINITION】 drive + ing
【COMPOSITION】 drive + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ driv(drive); drive ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English drifan》 to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
drove ★★[3613] noun from drove 〈 drive
【DEFINITION】 ① a large group of people or animals that move or act together
② (usually plural) droves of students
【pl.】 droves
【ROOTs】 drove(drive); drive
【Etymology】 《Old English drifan》 to compel or urge to move, impel in some direction or manner; to hunt (deer), pursue; to rush against
【First Known Meaning】 a herd, especially of cattle
Other words containing "drive, drift, drove"; drivability, drivable, driveability, driveable, driverless
(※ 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; 】
draw
drain, drought, dry
dra-, drama-, drast-
down
door
don-
domin-
doct-
do, deed
divid
