phant- root words — words with the phant- root

The root phant- comes from Greek phaino, meaning show, appear. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including cellophane, emphatic, emphatically, sycophant, sycophants, diaphanous, phenobarbital, phenotype, sycophantic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the phant- root

Explore words with phant- — words containing the phant- root and sharing its sense of "show, appear". Examples include cellophane, emphatic, emphatically, sycophant, sycophants, diaphanous, phenobarbital, phenotype, sycophantic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The phant- root means show, appear, from Greek phaino. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.