infant- root words — words with the infant- root

The root infant- comes from Latin infans, meaning unable to speak. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including infanticide, infantryman, infantrymen, fantoccini. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the infant- root

Explore words with infant- — words containing the infant- root and sharing its sense of "unable to speak". Examples include infanticide, infantryman, infantrymen, fantoccini. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does infant- mean?

The infant- root means unable to speak, from Latin infans. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.