fens- root words — words with the fens- root

The root fens- comes from Latin fendere, meaning to strike. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including inoffensively, defence, defendable, defensibility, defensibly, offence, unoffending. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fens- root

Explore words with fens- — words containing the fens- root and sharing its sense of "to strike". Examples include inoffensively, defence, defendable, defensibility, defensibly, offence, unoffending. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fens- root means to strike, from Latin fendere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.