fornic- root words — words with the fornic- root

The root fornic- comes from Latin fornix, meaning arch, brothel. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including fornication, fornicate, fornicated, fornicates, fornicating, fornicator, fornix. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fornic- root

Explore words with fornic- — words containing the fornic- root and sharing its sense of "arch, brothel". Examples include fornication, fornicate, fornicated, fornicates, fornicating, fornicator, fornix. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fornic- mean?

The fornic- root means arch, brothel, from Latin fornix. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.