OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
jure2 related words
swear
abjure · perjure
juris4 related words
law
jurisdiction · jurisprudence · jurisprudential
juven5 related words
young
juvenile · rejuvenate · rejuvenated
juxta2 related words
beside
juxtapose · juxtaposition
keep15 related words
maintain
bookkeeper · gamekeeper · gatekeeper
kick10 related words
to strike with the foot
kick-ass · kick-start · kickback
kill5 related words
to cause death
kill · killer · killing
kilo9 related words
thousand
kilogram · kilogramme · kilohertz
kins2 related words
family
kinsman · kinswoman
klepto2 related words
theft
kleptomania · kleptomaniac
knee7 related words
body part
above-knee · knee-deep · knee-high
knife5 related words
cutting tool
jackknife · knife · knife-edge
knight2 related words
boy
knighthood · knightly
knock4 related words
to strike
knock · knock-down · knockdown
know7 related words
to have knowledge
know · know-it-all · knowingly
knuckle4 related words
finger joint
bare-knuckle · knuckle · knuckleballer
korean2 related words
of korea
inter-korean · korean-american
label5 related words
identifying tag
label · labeling · labelling
labor27 related words
work
anti-labor · child-labor · collaborate
lacer3 related words
to tear
lacerate · laceration
lact5 related words
milk
lactating · lactation · lactose
laden4 related words
loaded
fat-laden · moisture-laden · snow-laden
lady5 related words
woman
lady · landlady · old-lady
lake3 related words
body of water
lakeshore · lakeside
lament3 related words
to grieve
lament · lamentable · lamentation
lamp8 related words
light source
headlamp · lamplight · lamplighter
land61 related words
ground
backland · bottomland · cropland
lane5 related words
strip of road
fast-lane · four-lane · lane
language14 related words
system of communication
arabic-language · chinese-language · dual-language
laparo4 related words
abdomen
laparoscope · laparoscopic · laparoscopy
lapid4 related words
stone
dilapidate · dilapidated · dilapidation
lapse6 related words
slip
collapse · elapse · prolapse
larcen2 related words
theft
larcenous · larceny
large24 related words
big
enlarge · enlargement · extra-large
laryng5 related words
larynx
laryngeal · laryngectomy · laryngitis
laryngo5 related words
larynx
laryngoscope · laryngoscopy · otolaryngologic
laser3 related words
device
laser · laser-beam · laser-like
last9 related words
final
last-ditch · last-gasp · last-minute
lat23 related words
carried
collation · dilated · legislated
launder3 related words
to wash
launder · laundered · launderer
lawn2 related words
grass area
lawn-mower · lawnmower
layer4 related words
stratum
layer · multilayered · single-layer
league6 related words
association
league · league-wide · major-league
leaning4 related words
tendency
democratic-leaning · liberal-leaning · republican-leaning
leap4 related words
to jump
leaper · leapfrog
learn7 related words
acquire knowledge
distance-learning · learn · learning
leather9 related words
material
black-leather · leather-bound · leather-clad
lech2 related words
to lick
lecher · lechery
legal14 related words
law
extra-legal · legalistic · legalize
legis7 related words
law
legislate · legislated · legislation
leisure2 related words
to be permitted
leisured · leisurely
lemon3 related words
the fruit
lemon · lemon-yellow · lemony
length12 related words
measurement
ankle-length · calf-length · chin-length
leni3 related words
soft
leniency · lenient · leniently
lens2 related words
optical device
lensing · lensman
leopard2 related words
animal
leopard-print · leopard-skin
letter9 related words
character
eight-letter · five-letter · four-letter
leuk3 related words
white
leukaemia · leukemia · leukemic
liber15 related words
free
liberal · liberalism · liberalized
liberal7 related words
free
illiberal · liberal · liberal-conservative
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.