san- root words — words with the san- root

The root san- comes from Latin sanus, meaning healthy, sound. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including insane, sane, sanity, insanely, insanity, sanatorium, saner, sanest, sanitarium, sanitary, sanitation, unsanitary. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the san- root

Explore words with san- — words containing the san- root and sharing its sense of "healthy, sound". Examples include insane, sane, sanity, insanely, insanity, sanatorium, saner, sanest, sanitarium, sanitary, sanitation, unsanitary. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The san- root means healthy, sound, from Latin sanus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.