beetroot
BEET-root · noun
English
Origin
Beetroot is simply beet + root, joined together to name the root of the beet plant.
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Journey
The word has stayed close to its plain, descriptive beginnings, naming the vegetable part it literally is.
Related words
It shares its first half with beet, the plant it comes from.