ermine- root words — words with the ermine- root

The root ermine- comes from Old French hermine, meaning stoat, its white winter fur. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including ermine, erminois. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ermine- root

Explore words with ermine- — words containing the ermine- root and sharing its sense of "stoat, its white winter fur". Examples include ermine, erminois. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ermine- mean?

The ermine- root means stoat, its white winter fur, from Old French hermine. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.