Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• raiz

Noun

rayz f

1. root
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 411 (facsimile):

     yſaya […] diſſe que aruor ſayria ben da rayz de ieſſe.

     Isaiah […] said that a tree would spring from the root of Jesse.

Descendants

• Galician: raíz
• Portuguese: raiz