main- root words — words with the main- root

The root main- comes from Latin maneo, meaning stay, remain. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including remain, remained, remaining, remains, remainder, manor, manors, mansion, mansions, permanence, remainders, remnant. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the main- root

Explore words with main- — words containing the main- root and sharing its sense of "stay, remain". Examples include remain, remained, remaining, remains, remainder, manor, manors, mansion, mansions, permanence, remainders, remnant. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The main- root means stay, remain, from Latin maneo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.