OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
doll3 related words
toy figure
baby-doll · doll · dollhouse
dollar12 related words
monetary unit
billion-dollar · billion-dollar-a-year · five-dollar
domestic3 related words
of the home
domestic · domestic-policy · domesticity
dominant3 related words
ruling
dominant · dominantly · non-dominant
dont4 related words
tooth
orthodontia · orthodontic · orthodontics
dorm5 related words
sleep
dormancy · dormant · dormer
dors5 related words
back
endorse · endorsed · endorsement
dose4 related words
measured quantity
dose · high-dose · low-dose
dote2 related words
given
anecdote · antidote
double31 related words
twofold
double-barrel · double-bogey · double-dealing
doubt6 related words
uncertainty
doubt · doubtful · doubtfully
dove3 related words
bird
dove · dove-gray · turtledove
dox8 related words
opinion
heterodox · heterodoxy · orthodox
dozen3 related words
twelve
half-dozen · halfdozen
dragon2 related words
dragon
dragonfly · snapdragon
drain6 related words
to draw off liquid
drainage · drainboard · drainer
drama14 related words
drama
docudrama · dramatic · dramatics
drap4 related words
cloth
draper · drapery · draping
dread3 related words
fear
dread · dreadful · dreadfully
drink3 related words
to consume liquid
drink · drinkable · undrinkable
drome2 related words
course
aerodrome · velodrome
drum3 related words
percussion instrument
drum · drumstick · kettledrum
dual9 related words
two
dual-career · dual-income · dual-language
duc69 related words
lead
abduct · abducted · abduction
duce13 related words
lead
deduce · introduce · produce
dumb4 related words
silent
dumb · dumbbell · dumbfound
dump3 related words
to drop
dump · dumper · dumping
dusk3 related words
twilight
dawn-to-dusk · dusky
duty5 related words
obligation
active-duty · double-duty · duty
dye2 related words
to colour
dyed · dyeing
dyn2 related words
power
dynast · dyno
dys12 related words
bad
dyslexic · dyspepsia · dyspeptic
earn3 related words
to gain
earn · earner · earnings
ease3 related words
comfort
disease · ease · unease
ebri3 related words
drunk
inebriate · inebriated · inebriation
ecclesia2 related words
assembly
ecclesiastic · ecclesiastical
echo5 related words
sound
echocardiogram · echoing · echolocation
eco12 related words
environment
eco-friendly · ecocentric · ecological
economy3 related words
system of production
economy · new-economy · old-economy
ecto3 related words
outside
ectomorph · ectoplasmic
ectomy15 related words
surgical removal
adenoidectomy · appendectomy · cholecystectomy
effect9 related words
result
aftereffect · cost-effective · effect
ego16 related words
self
ego-driven · egocentric · egocentricity
elast2 related words
elastic
elastin · elastomer
elder3 related words
older person
elder · elder-care · eldercare
elect5 related words
choose
elect · electorally · re-elect
election3 related words
choosing
by-election · election · pre-election
electr26 related words
electricity
electrical · electrician · electrified
elegant2 related words
choice
elegantly · inelegant
element3 related words
basic constituent
element · finite-element · two-element
elephant2 related words
elephant
elephantiasis · elephantine
elevation2 related words
noun
high-elevation · low-elevation
elig3 related words
choose
eligibility · ineligibility
embryo5 related words
embryo
embryogenesis · embryologic · embryological
eme3 related words
unit
grapheme · morpheme
emia8 related words
blood condition
bacteremia · hypercholesterolemia · hypocalcemia
eminent3 related words
prominent
eminently · preeminent · preeminently
emotion7 related words
feeling
emotional · emotionally · emotionless
emphasis3 related words
special importance
de-emphasis · overemphasis · re-emphasis
empiric3 related words
based on experience
empirically · empiricism · empiricist
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.