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lim- root words — words with the lim- root

The root lim- comes from Latin limen, meaning threshold. 26 words in Dendril are built from it, including eliminate, eliminated, eliminates, eliminating, preliminary, elimination, eliminations, preliminaries, sublime, sublimed, sublimer, subliming. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lim- root

Explore words with lim- — words containing the lim- root and sharing its sense of "threshold". Examples include eliminate, eliminated, eliminates, eliminating, preliminary, elimination, eliminations, preliminaries, sublime, sublimed, sublimer, subliming. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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