famil- root words — words with the famil- root

The root famil- comes from Latin familia, meaning household, family. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including familiar, family, familiarity, families, unfamiliar, familiarize, familiarized, familiarizes, familiarizing, familiars, familiarly, familial. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the famil- root

Explore words with famil- — words containing the famil- root and sharing its sense of "household, family". Examples include familiar, family, familiarity, families, unfamiliar, familiarize, familiarized, familiarizes, familiarizing, familiars, familiarly, familial. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does famil- mean?

The famil- root means household, family, from Latin familia. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.