illus- root words — words with the illus- root

The root illus- comes from Latin illus, meaning diminutive. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including aspergillus, bacillicide, bacilliform, bulbil, caudillo, codicillary, defibrillation, dentil, fibril, fibrillose, microfibrillar, morbilli. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the illus- root

Explore words with illus- — words containing the illus- root and sharing its sense of "diminutive". Examples include aspergillus, bacillicide, bacilliform, bulbil, caudillo, codicillary, defibrillation, dentil, fibril, fibrillose, microfibrillar, morbilli. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The illus- root means diminutive, from Latin illus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.