Linguistic roots
The crossword clue "Linguistic roots" is answered by ETYMA, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ETYMA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ETYMA answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ETYMA
Every other clue in this collection answered by ETYMA, most used first.
- Word origins - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Burton of "Roots" - LEVAR, used 30 times
- "Roots" author - HALEY, used 22 times
- "Roots" writer - HALEY, used 20 times
- Kunta of "Roots" - KINTE, used 18 times
- "Roots" Emmy winner - ASNER, used 17 times
- "Roots" author Alex - HALEY, used 15 times
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