fool- root words — words with the fool- root

The root fool- comes from Latin follis, meaning bellows, bag. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including fool, fooled, fooling, foolish, fools, follies, folly, follicle, follicles. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fool- root

Explore words with fool- — words containing the fool- root and sharing its sense of "bellows, bag". Examples include fool, fooled, fooling, foolish, fools, follies, folly, follicle, follicles. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fool- mean?

The fool- root means bellows, bag, from Latin follis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.