ban- root words — words with the ban- root

The root ban- comes from Gaelic bean, meaning woman. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including soybean, banshee, banshees, jellybean, beanery, beanfeast, beanpole. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ban- root

Explore words with ban- — words containing the ban- root and sharing its sense of "woman". Examples include soybean, banshee, banshees, jellybean, beanery, beanfeast, beanpole. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ban- mean?

The ban- root means woman, from Gaelic bean. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.