femin- root words — words with the femin- root

The root femin- comes from Latin femina, meaning woman. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including female, females, feminist, feminists, effeminate, feminine, femininity, feminism, effeminacy. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the femin- root

Explore words with femin- — words containing the femin- root and sharing its sense of "woman". Examples include female, females, feminist, feminists, effeminate, feminine, femininity, feminism, effeminacy. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The femin- root means woman, from Latin femina. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.