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idium- root words — words with the idium- root

The root idium- comes from Greek idion, meaning diminutive suffix. 31 words in Dendril are built from it, including aecidium, antheridia, antheridial, antheridium, ascidia, chromidium, clostridium, coccidiosis, coccidium, cormidium, cryptosporidiosis, cryptosporidium. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the idium- root

Explore words with idium- — words containing the idium- root and sharing its sense of "diminutive suffix". Examples include aecidium, antheridia, antheridial, antheridium, ascidia, chromidium, clostridium, coccidiosis, coccidium, cormidium, cryptosporidiosis, cryptosporidium. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does idium- mean?

The idium- root means diminutive suffix, from Greek idion. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.