OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
patron4 related words
protector
patron · patronage · patroness
pattern3 related words
model
patterned · patterning
pay25 related words
to give money
co-pay · overpay · pay-for-performance
pearl4 related words
pearl
pearl-gray · pearlescent · pearly
pect9 related words
look
expect · expectable · expectant
pector3 related words
chest
expectorant · pectoralis
pedo2 related words
child
pedophile · pedophilia
peep3 related words
look
peep · peephole · peepshow
pel13 related words
drive
compel · dispel · expel
penal3 related words
punishment
penalise · penalized
pend16 related words
hang
appendix · depend · dependence
penetr8 related words
to go into
impenetrability · impenetrable · impenetrably
penia2 related words
deficiency
neutropenia · thrombocytopenia
penta6 related words
five
pentagon · pentagram · pentameter
pept3 related words
digest
dyspeptic · peptic · peptide
perfect5 related words
complete
imperfect · imperfection · perfect
performance3 related words
act of performing
performance · post-performance · pre-performance
peri30 related words
around
perianth · pericardial · pericardium
peril4 related words
danger
imperil · imperiled · perilous
period3 related words
interval
long-period · period · short-period
periphery2 related words
outer boundary
center-periphery · core-periphery
permanent4 related words
lasting
impermanent · non-permanent · semi-permanent
permiss6 related words
allow
impermissible · permissibility · permissible
petr4 related words
rock
petrol · petroleum
petro3 related words
rock
petrochemical · petroglyph · petrology
phag4 related words
eat
dysphagia · esophagus · odynophagia
phall2 related words
penis
phallic · phallus
pharmaco10 related words
drug
pharmacokinetics · pharmacological · pharmacologist
pharynx2 related words
throat
nasopharynx · oropharynx
phase9 related words
stage
boost-phase · four-phase · phase-in
phil24 related words
love; affinity
eosinophil · eosinophilia · eosinophilic
phob7 related words
fear
agoraphobic · claustrophobic · homophobic
phobia5 related words
fear
acrophobia · homophobia · xenophobia
phon24 related words
sound
cacophonous · cacophony · dysphonia
phone15 related words
sound
anglophone · earphone · francophone
phore3 related words
bearer
siphonophore · spermatophore
photo43 related words
light
astrophotography · photo · photo-essay
phren5 related words
mind
phrenological · phrenologist · phrenology
physic12 related words
nature
astrophysicist · biophysical · geophysical
phyte6 related words
plant
epiphyte · gametophyte · macrophyte
phyto5 related words
plant
phytochemical · phytoestrogen · phytolith
piece13 related words
part
centerpiece · crosspiece · earpiece
piet2 related words
piety
pietism · pietistic
pile5 related words
heap
pileup · stockpile · stockpiled
pillow2 related words
cushion
pillowcase · pillowy
pine3 related words
pine tree
pine · pineapple · pinecone
pith3 related words
essence
pithiness · pithy
pivot3 related words
central point
pivotal · pivoting · single-pivot
pixel2 related words
picture element
megapixel · pixelated
plac9 related words
please; calm
complacence · complacency · complacent
plais2 related words
to please
complaisance · complaisant
plane7 related words
aircraft
floatplane · gyroplane · plane
planet4 related words
celestial body
off-planet · planet · planet-wide
plaud3 related words
to clap
applaud · plaudit
plead3 related words
to argue a case
pleader · pleading · pleadingly
pleasant3 related words
pleasing
pleasant · unpleasantly · unpleasantness
pleat2 related words
fold
pleated · pleating
plen8 related words
full
plena · plenary · plenitude
plete3 related words
fill
complete · deplete
plic29 related words
fold
complicate · complicated · complication
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.