eme- root words — words with the eme- root

The root eme- comes from Greek ema, meaning structural unit (as in phoneme). 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including archiphoneme, enthymeme, glossematics, glosseme, lexeme, monomorphemic, morphemic, morphophonemic, phellem, semanteme, sememe, spireme. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the eme- root

Explore words with eme- — words containing the eme- root and sharing its sense of "structural unit (as in phoneme)". Examples include archiphoneme, enthymeme, glossematics, glosseme, lexeme, monomorphemic, morphemic, morphophonemic, phellem, semanteme, sememe, spireme. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does eme- mean?

The eme- root means structural unit (as in phoneme), from Greek ema. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.