fan- root words — words with the fan- root

The root fan- comes from Latin fanum, meaning temple. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including fanatic, fanatical, fanatics, profane, profaned, profaning, profanities, profanity, fanatically, fanaticism, profanation, profanely. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fan- root

Explore words with fan- — words containing the fan- root and sharing its sense of "temple". Examples include fanatic, fanatical, fanatics, profane, profaned, profaning, profanities, profanity, fanatically, fanaticism, profanation, profanely. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fan- root means temple, from Latin fanum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.