ῥίζ-ωμα, ατος, τό,
the mass of roots of a tree, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 3.3.4. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II element, τέσσαρα μὲν πάντων ῥιζώματα πρῶτον ἄκουε [[ 5th c.BC: Empedocles Poeta Philosophus 6.1 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀενάου φύσεως ῥ. [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Pythagoras Philosophus 15. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 stem, race, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 413 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; θείων δ᾽ ἀπ᾽ ἀμφοῖν ἔκγονον ῥιζωμάτων, i.e. on the side of both parents, [[ 4th c.BC: Theodectes Tragicus 3. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]