mend- root words — words with the mend- root

The root mend- comes from Latin menda, meaning fault, flaw. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including amend, amended, amending, amendment, amends, mend, mended, mending, mends, amendments, amendable, emend. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mend- root

Explore words with mend- — words containing the mend- root and sharing its sense of "fault, flaw". Examples include amend, amended, amending, amendment, amends, mend, mended, mending, mends, amendments, amendable, emend. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mend- root means fault, flaw, from Latin menda. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.