OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
annul2 related words
ring
annular · annulus
answer6 related words
reply
answering · non-answer · question-and-answer
ante5 related words
before
antecedence · antechamber · antenatal
anth4 related words
flower
anthurium · perianth
anthrop10 related words
human
anthropic · anthropoid · anthropology
anthropo13 related words
human
anthropocentric · anthropocentrism · anthropogenic
anxiety3 related words
anxiety
anti-anxiety · anxiety-producing
any6 related words
any
anyhow · anyone · anyplace
apartheid2 related words
racial segregation
anti-apartheid · post-apartheid
apo20 related words
away
apocalypse · apocalyptic · apocrypha
apostol2 related words
apostle
apostolate · apostolic
appear4 related words
become visible
appear · disappeared · disappearing
apple9 related words
fruit
apple-green · apple-pie · applewood
appropriate4 related words
suitable
appropriateness · inappropriate · inappropriately
aqua8 related words
water
aquaculture · aquamarine · aquanaut
arc3 related words
curve
arc · arcing · arcminute
archaeo5 related words
ancient
archaeoastronomy · archaeologically · archaeology
arche3 related words
original
archetypal · archetype · archetypical
archeo3 related words
ancient
archeological · archeologist
archy6 related words
rule
anarchy · hierarchy · matriarchy
ardu2 related words
steep
arduous · arduously
area7 related words
region
areawide · local-area · metro-area
argent2 related words
silver
argentine · argentinian
arid2 related words
dry
aridity · semi-arid
arium7 related words
place for
armamentarium · columbarium · oceanarium
armor3 related words
defensive covering
armor · armored · armorer
army3 related words
military force
army-green · army-issue · army-surplus
arsen2 related words
arsenic
arsenate · arsenide
arthro3 related words
joint
arthroplasty · arthropod · arthroscopy
articul8 related words
joint
articular · articulate · articulation
ascend4 related words
to climb
ascendance · ascendant · ascender
asper5 related words
rough
exasperate · exasperated · exasperating
assemble3 related words
put together
assemble · disassemble · reassemble
assist4 related words
help
assist · assistance · assistive
assure3 related words
make certain
assure · reassure · reassured
aster7 related words
star
aster · asterisk · asterism
astro19 related words
star
astrobiologist · astrobiology · astrocyte
athero2 related words
fatty paste
atherosclerosis · atherosclerotic
athlete3 related words
sports competitor
athlete · nonathlete · student-athlete
attentive2 related words
paying attention
inattentive · inattentiveness
attract7 related words
draw
attractant · attractive · attractively
aud7 related words
hear
audibility · audible · audibly
audit6 related words
hear
audited · auditing · auditor
austral2 related words
south
australasian · australian
aut4 related words
self
authentic · autism · autistic
authent4 related words
genuine
authenticate · authenticity
authentic3 related words
genuine
inauthentic · inauthenticity
author12 related words
originator
authorise · authoritarian · authoritarianism
avail3 related words
use
avail · availability · unavailable
avi5 related words
bird
avian · aviary · aviation
avid2 related words
eager
avidity · avidly
aware5 related words
conscious
self-aware · unaware · unawareness
axis3 related words
line
axis · x-axis · y-axis
baby17 related words
infant
baby-blue · baby-boom · baby-doll
bacteri8 related words
bacteria
bacterial · bactericidal · bacteriologic
bait3 related words
lure
bait · bait-and-switch · baited
balance6 related words
equilibrium
balance · balance-of-power · counterbalance
bald3 related words
hairless
bald · balding · baldy
bale2 related words
evil
baleful · balefully
band15 related words
strip
armband · band-aid · bandage
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.