radical:
'Middle English, from Late Latin rādīcālis “having roots, forming roots,” from Latin rādīc- (stem of rādix “root”) + -ālis -al 1; root 1'
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"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." —Thoreau
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