hem- root words — words with the hem- root

The root hem- comes from Greek hemisus, meaning half. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including hemelytron, hemianopsia, hemicellulose, hemichordate, hemicrania, hemicycle, hemidemisemiquaver, hemihedral, hemihydrate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the hem- root

Explore words with hem- — words containing the hem- root and sharing its sense of "half". Examples include hemelytron, hemianopsia, hemicellulose, hemichordate, hemicrania, hemicycle, hemidemisemiquaver, hemihedral, hemihydrate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The hem- root means half, from Greek hemisus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.