damant- root words — words with the damant- root

The root damant- comes from Greek daman, meaning to tame, subdue (hence 'untameable, unbreakable'). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including adamantine. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the damant- root

Explore words with damant- — words containing the damant- root and sharing its sense of "to tame, subdue (hence 'untameable, unbreakable')". Examples include adamantine. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does damant- mean?

The damant- root means to tame, subdue (hence 'untameable, unbreakable'), from Greek daman. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.