fract- root words — words with the fract- root

The root fract- comes from Latin frangere, meaning to break. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including refractories, anfractuosity, anfractuous, birefringence, birefringent, diffract, frag, refractiveness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fract- root

Explore words with fract- — words containing the fract- root and sharing its sense of "to break". Examples include refractories, anfractuosity, anfractuous, birefringence, birefringent, diffract, frag, refractiveness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The fract- root means to break, from Latin frangere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.