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The phrase "trace its roots" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to follow the origins or beginnings of something. Example: In order to understand the history of democracy, one must trace its roots back to ancient Greece.
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That is an easy transition for him because the soccer Spain plays is downright Dutch, and it can trace its roots to Cruyff.
The ongoing project of building a Jewish national homeland in the modern era owes a great debt both to Ariel Sharon and to Shulamit Aloni, and it can trace its roots all the way to this week's Torah portion.
C&C can trace its roots back 79 years when it was founded by William Magner.
Budweiser may trace its roots to the Czech birthplace of pilsner, but it is no longer a true representative of the style.
While American Express may not have been through quite as many recessions as Tiffany American Express can only trace its roots back to 1850 we are still confident that it will survive the current one.
But in fact his family is far older: it is one of five in Britain that can trace its roots directly back to William the Conqueror, the last successful invader of England, in 1066.
In fact, historians of the game trace its roots to winter play.
Pabst does trace its roots to a brewery founded there in 1844.
Even the Internet itself can trace its roots to a federal defense project.
Sales at Burton's, which can trace its roots back to 1935, hit £342m in 2011 with pretax profits of £5.2m.
After all, she descends from a Jedda merchant family that can trace its roots back to the time of Mohammed.
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