fam- root words — words with the fam- root

The root fam- comes from Latin fama, meaning fame, report. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including famous, fame, infamous, defamation, defamatory, defame, defamed, defames, defaming, famed, infamy, famously. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fam- root

Explore words with fam- — words containing the fam- root and sharing its sense of "fame, report". Examples include famous, fame, infamous, defamation, defamatory, defame, defamed, defames, defaming, famed, infamy, famously. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fam- root means fame, report, from Latin fama. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.