OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
mascul4 related words
male
emasculate · emasculated · emasculation
masculin4 related words
male
masculinity · masculinization · masculinize
mash3 related words
to crush
mash · mashed · masher
mask4 related words
covering
mask · mask-like · masked
masoch3 related words
name
masochism · masochist · masochistic
mason3 related words
stoneworker
freemason · mason · masonry
mastic2 related words
chew
masticate · mastication
mate17 related words
companion
cellmate · classmate · housemate
mater5 related words
mother; matter
mater · material · materiel
material7 related words
physical substance
dematerialization · dematerialize · immaterial
matri11 related words
mother
matriarch · matriarchal · matriarchy
matrix2 related words
grid
active-matrix · dot-matrix
matter3 related words
physical substance
anti-matter · dark-matter · matter
matur3 related words
ripe
maturation · maturing · maturity
mature3 related words
fully developed
immature · mature · maturely
maxim6 related words
greatest
maximalist · maximise · maximization
meander2 related words
to wind
meandering · meanderings
meaning5 related words
sense
meaning-making · meaningfully · meaningfulness
mechan14 related words
machine
mechanic · mechanically · mechanics
medal3 related words
award
gold-medal · medal · medal-winning
medi25 related words
middle
immediacy · intermediary · intermediate
medium10 related words
intermediate
medium-grain · medium-high · medium-hot
mega15 related words
large
mega-project · megabuck · megachurch
megalo3 related words
great
megalomania · megalomaniac · megalomaniacal
melan6 related words
black
melancholia · melancholic · melancholy
melod3 related words
song
melodic · melodious
member9 related words
constituent part
eight-member · four-member · nine-member
memor10 related words
remember
commemorate · commemoration · commemorative
mening3 related words
membrane
meningeal · meningioma · meningitis
mens2 related words
measure
dimension · immensity
mensur4 related words
measure
commensurability · commensurate · mensuration
mer11 related words
part
dimer · elastomer · elastomeric
merci4 related words
mercy
merciful · unmerciful
mes2 related words
middle
mesic · meson
mesh3 related words
net
enmeshed · enmeshment · mesh
meso7 related words
middle
mesoamerican · mesophilic · mesopotamian
meta26 related words
beyond
meta-analysis · meta-analytic · metacarpal
meter72 related words
measure
allometric · altimeter · anemometer
method3 related words
procedure
method · methodologically · methodology
metre3 related words
measure
centimetre · kilometre · millimetre
metry10 related words
measurement
allometry · anthropometry · astrometry
mexican5 related words
of mexico
anti-mexican · mexican-american · mexican-style
micro75 related words
small
micro · micro-cap · micro-level
middle18 related words
central
middle-age · middle-american · middle-class
migr10 related words
move
emigrant · emigration · immigrant
mild4 related words
gentle
mild · mild-winter · mildly
military6 related words
armed forces
anti-military · ex-military · military
milli8 related words
thousandth
millibar · milliliter · millimeter
mineral3 related words
mineral
demineralization · mineral · remineralization
mingle3 related words
mix
commingle · intermingle · mingle
mini15 related words
small
mini-city · mini-mall · mini-mart
mining3 related words
extraction
coal-mining · copper-mining · mining
ministr4 related words
servant
administrate · administrative · administrator
minor3 related words
lesser
minor-league · minority
minority3 related words
smaller group
language-minority · minority · white-minority
mint3 related words
plant
mint · mint-green · minty
mirth3 related words
joy
mirthful · mirthless
miscell2 related words
mixed
miscellaneous · miscellany
mise3 related words
put
demise · premise · surmise
miso3 related words
hate
misogynist · misogynistic · misogynous
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.