fict- root words — words with the fict- root

The root fict- comes from Latin fingere, meaning shape, feign. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including faint, fainter, faintest, fiction, fictional, feign, feigned, feigning, feigns, feint, feinting, nonfiction. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fict- root

Explore words with fict- — words containing the fict- root and sharing its sense of "shape, feign". Examples include faint, fainter, faintest, fiction, fictional, feign, feigned, feigning, feigns, feint, feinting, nonfiction. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fict- root means shape, feign, from Latin fingere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.