fid- root words — words with the fid- root

The root fid- comes from Latin findere, meaning to split, cleave. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including bifid, fissile, multifid, photofission, pinnatifid, quadrifid, quinquefid, trifid. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fid- root

Explore words with fid- — words containing the fid- root and sharing its sense of "to split, cleave". Examples include bifid, fissile, multifid, photofission, pinnatifid, quadrifid, quinquefid, trifid. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fid- mean?

The fid- root means to split, cleave, from Latin findere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.