fricate- root words — words with the fricate- root

The root fricate- comes from Latin fricare, meaning to rub. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including affricate, affricative, antifriction. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fricate- root

Explore words with fricate- — words containing the fricate- root and sharing its sense of "to rub". Examples include affricate, affricative, antifriction. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does fricate- mean?

The fricate- root means to rub, from Latin fricare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.