et- root words — words with the et- root

The root et- comes from Italian etto, meaning diminutive. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including rocket, banquet, musket, spinet, adagietto, amaretto, balletic, bosket, cavetto, curvet, curvetted, curvetting. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the et- root

Explore words with et- — words containing the et- root and sharing its sense of "diminutive". Examples include rocket, banquet, musket, spinet, adagietto, amaretto, balletic, bosket, cavetto, curvet, curvetted, curvetting. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The et- root means diminutive, from Italian etto. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.