roots

About 24.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun plural of root
2. noun Ancestry.

   I have both Irish and German roots.

3. noun Beginnings; origin.

   Jazz has its roots in blues.

4. noun Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.

   I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.

Similar words

solution rootle side rout base stem radical origin beginning theme

Often followed by

of in and are to were that or is