barbar- root words — words with the barbar- root

The root barbar- comes from Greek barbaros, meaning foreign. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including barbarian, barbarians, barbaric, barbarous, rhubarb, rhubarbs, barbarism, barbarisms, barbarities, barbarity, barbarously. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the barbar- root

Explore words with barbar- — words containing the barbar- root and sharing its sense of "foreign". Examples include barbarian, barbarians, barbaric, barbarous, rhubarb, rhubarbs, barbarism, barbarisms, barbarities, barbarity, barbarously. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The barbar- root means foreign, from Greek barbaros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.