Definition:Radicand/Linguistic Note

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Linguistic Note on Radicand

The word radicand comes from:

the word radical, itself deriving from the Latin radix meaning root
the suffix -and, originating from the Latin gerundive form, loosely meaning that which needs to be ...

That is, radicand literally means that which needs to have its root extracted.