diff --git a/morphology_diss.sty b/morphology_diss.sty
index 3746dc1..b2bbe43 100644
--- a/morphology_diss.sty
+++ b/morphology_diss.sty
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 \newcommand{\lexe}[3]{\vdash\lexem{#1}{#2}{#3}}
 \newcommand{\lexeline}[3]{$\vdash$ & $\phon{#1}$ & ; & $\syn{#2}$ & ; & #3}
 \newcommand{\lexet}[3]{\left< \phon{#1}, \syn{#2}, #3 \right>}
-\newcommand{\dmroot}{$\sqrt{\text{root}}$}
+\newcommand{\dmroot}{$^{\sqrt{}}\text{root}$}
 
 \newcommand{\possessivecite}[1]{\citeauthor{#1}'s (\citeyear{#1})}