OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
verse10 related words
to turn
averse · converse · diverse
vert94 related words
turn
adversarial · adversary · adverse
veter2 related words
old
inveterate · veteran
vex4 related words
to annoy
vexation · vexatious · vexing
vibr7 related words
to shake
vibrancy · vibrant · vibrantly
vibrat4 related words
to shake
vibrating · vibrator · vibratory
vict7 related words
conquer
convicted · conviction · evict
vid51 related words
see
adviser · advisor · envisage
vietnam3 related words
proper noun
anti-vietnam · post-vietnam · vietnam-era
vigil4 related words
watchful
vigilance · vigilant · vigilante
vigilant3 related words
watchful
ever-vigilant · vigilantism
vigor6 related words
strength
invigorate · invigorated · invigorating
vinc6 related words
conquer
convincing · invincibility · invincible
vinegar2 related words
sour liquid
vinegared · vinegary
viron2 related words
circle
environ · environs
viscer5 related words
internal organs
eviscerate · evisceration · visceral
visit3 related words
to go to see
visit · visitation · visiting
vit23 related words
life; live
aquavit · convivial · conviviality
vital8 related words
life
revitalization · revitalize · vitalism
vitr2 related words
glass
vitrify · vitrine
vituper3 related words
blame
vituperation · vituperative
voc23 related words
call; voice
advocacy · advocate · convocation
vocal4 related words
voice
vocal · vocalist · vocalize
voice4 related words
sound
voice · voice-over · voice-recognition
vol7 related words
will; wish
benevolence · benevolent · benevolently
volcan3 related words
volcano
volcanic · volcanism
volume6 related words
book
five-volume · four-volume · multi-volume
vouch2 related words
to guarantee
voucher · vouchsafe
voy3 related words
see
clairvoyance · clairvoyant · voyeur
vulner2 related words
wound
vulnerability · vulnerable
wage4 related words
payment
high-wage · living-wage · lower-wage
waist4 related words
body part
waist · waist-deep · waist-high
wander4 related words
to roam
wanderer · wandering · wanderlust
war15 related words
armed conflict
pro-war · warfare · warhead
warn3 related words
caution
forewarn · forewarning · warn
warp3 related words
to twist
warp · warped · warping
watch8 related words
observe
birdwatch · watchdog · watcher
water67 related words
liquid
flat-water · floodwater · graywater
wax5 related words
substance
earwax · wax · waxed
weather10 related words
atmospheric conditions
all-weather · bad-weather · cold-weather
web9 related words
network
web-only · webcam · webcast
wed3 related words
married
newlywed · unwed · wed
weep3 related words
to cry
weeper · weeping · weepy
weigh3 related words
to measure weight
weigh · weigh-in · weighing
weird3 related words
strange
weird · weirdly · weirdness
welfare3 related words
well-being
social-welfare · welfare-reform · welfare-to-work
west7 related words
direction
northwesterly · northwestward · southwesterly
whack3 related words
hit
whack · whacked · whacko
wheat3 related words
cereal plant
wheat · wheatfield · wheatgrass
wheel18 related words
circular frame
four-wheel · front-wheel · front-wheel-drive
whelm5 related words
to engulf
overwhelmed · overwhelming · overwhelmingly
while2 related words
time
erstwhile · worthwhile
whip4 related words
to strike
whip · whipped · whippersnapper
whirl3 related words
to spin
whirl · whirligig · whirlpool
whisper4 related words
to speak softly
whispered · whisperer · whispering
whole15 related words
entire
whole-class · whole-grain · whole-group
width3 related words
measurement
full-width · shoulder-width · width
wild11 related words
untamed
half-wild · wild-goose · wild-type
will6 related words
desire
goodwill · unwilling · will
willing3 related words
ready to do something
unwillingly · unwillingness
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.