OpenEtymologyWORD FAMILIES
One root. A family of words.
Connect words through shared components and learn them together.
2004 word families
enslaved person
garment part
smooth
incline
cunning
intelligent
to break violently
to spread
to melt or fuse (ore
the act of inhaling smoke
serpent
to creep
to pry
frozen precipitation
to saturate
serious
society
yielding
earth
serious
to ask
firm
capable of being dissolved
loosen; solve
sleep
sound
sound
in a short time
wise
grief
kind
care
spirit
acidic
of the south
small fiery particle
to speak
particular
kind
particular
look; observe
spectrum
observe
rate of motion
to write words
to pay out
hope
seed
scatter
ball
pulse
spider
breathe
coil
soul
malice
spleen
shine
ghost
utensil
Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.