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etic- root words — words with the etic- root

The root etic- comes from Greek etikos, meaning pertaining to. 34 words in Dendril are built from it, including algetic, analgetic, anchoretic, antidiuretic, antipyretic, anuretic, aporetic, aposiopetic, auxetic, bathetic, eidetic, exogenetic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the etic- root

Explore words with etic- — words containing the etic- root and sharing its sense of "pertaining to". Examples include algetic, analgetic, anchoretic, antidiuretic, antipyretic, anuretic, aporetic, aposiopetic, auxetic, bathetic, eidetic, exogenetic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The etic- root means pertaining to, from Greek etikos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.