OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
enchant3 related words
to charm
disenchantment · enchant · enchantingly
encomi2 related words
praise
encomiast · encomiastic
endo15 related words
inside
endocarditis · endogamous · endogamy
engage4 related words
involve
disengaged · disengagement · re-engage
enn10 related words
year
biennial · centennial · decennial
ennial2 related words
yearly
bicentennial · quincentennial
enter6 related words
intestine
dysentery · enteral · enteric
enterprise2 related words
noun
enterprise-wide · free-enterprise
entire2 related words
whole
entirely · entirety
entomo3 related words
insect
entomological · entomologist
entry4 related words
act of entering
entry · entry-level · re-entry
environ5 related words
surround
environmental · environmentalist · environmentally
epi35 related words
upon
epicenter · epicycle · epidemic
episcop4 related words
bishop
episcopacy · episcopal · episcopalian
equ10 related words
equal
adequacy · adequate · adequately
equi10 related words
equal
equidistant · equilateral · equilibrate
equit4 related words
fair
equitable · inequitable · inequitably
equity3 related words
fairness
equity · gender-equity · home-equity
ergo2 related words
work
ergometer · ergonomic
erotic3 related words
sexual love
erotic · homoerotic · homoeroticism
error3 related words
mistake
error-free · error-prone
eschato2 related words
last
eschatological · eschatology
esophag3 related words
esophagus
esophageal · esophagitis
essay2 related words
trial
essayist · essayistic
establish4 related words
set up
disestablish · establish · re-establish
estrogen2 related words
hormone
estrogen-like · phytoestrogen
ether3 related words
upper air
ethereal · ethereally · etheric
ethic3 related words
moral principle
ethically · unethical · unethically
ethno19 related words
people
ethnobotanical · ethnobotany · ethnocentrism
etio2 related words
cause
etiologic · etiology
euro3 related words
europe
euro-american · euro-style · eurocentric
even6 related words
level
even · evenly · evenness
event10 related words
occurrence
eventful · eventuality · eventually
evit3 related words
avoid
inevitability · inevitable
evolution3 related words
development
anti-evolution · coevolution · evolution
exact4 related words
precise
exactitude · exactness · inexact
examin3 related words
to test
examination · examinee · examiner
except3 related words
take out
exceptionable · exceptional · exceptionally
exempl2 related words
example
exemplary · exemplify
exist4 related words
be
coexist · exist · preexist
expect3 related words
await
expect · unexpected · unexpectedly
expensive3 related words
costly
expensive-looking · inexpensively · more-expensive
experiment2 related words
test
experimentalism · experimentalist
export3 related words
send out
export · import-export · re-export
express7 related words
to press out
express · expressionism · expressionistic
exterior2 related words
outer
exterior-grade · exteriority
extern4 related words
outside
externality · externally
eye34 related words
organ of sight
buckeye · eye-level · eye-opening
eyed30 related words
having eyes
blue-eyed · bright-eyed · clear-eyed
fabul2 related words
story
fabulist · fabulously
fac128 related words
make; do
affect · affected · affecting
factor9 related words
element
five-factor · four-factor · multifactor
fail4 related words
to be unsuccessful
fail · failed · unfailing
faint5 related words
weak
fainthearted · faintly · faintness
faith7 related words
trust
faith · faithful · faithfully
fals5 related words
false
falsification · falsified · falsify
false4 related words
incorrect
false · false-color · false-negative
familiar7 related words
well-known
defamiliarization · familiar-looking · now-familiar
famous4 related words
well-known
famous · not-so-famous · now-famous
farct2 related words
to stuff
infarct · infarction
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.