OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
257 word families · S
sur32 related words
over
surcharge · surface · surfeit
surf3 related words
wave
surf · surfer · surfing
surface4 related words
outer layer
near-surface · resurface · surface
sustain3 related words
support
sustain · unsustainability · unsustainable
swash2 related words
to strike
swashbuckler · swashbuckling
sweet10 related words
sweet
sweet-and-sour · sweet-hot · sweet-sour
swerv2 related words
turn aside
unswerving · unswervingly
swift4 related words
fast
swiftlet · swiftly · swiftness
swing5 related words
to move back and forth
swing · swinger · swingman
swish2 related words
sound
swishing · swishy
sword3 related words
weapon
sword · swordplay · swordsman
syco2 related words
fig
sycophancy · sycophant
syllab5 related words
syllable
monosyllabic · polysyllabic · syllabic
symbol4 related words
sign
symbol · symbolical · symbolically
syn84 related words
together; with
asymmetric · asymmetrical · asymptotic
syrian4 related words
of syria
anti-syrian · israeli-syrian · pro-syrian
system10 related words
organized whole
ecosystem · subsystem · systematic
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.