seb- root words — words with the seb- root

The root seb- comes from Latin sebum, meaning tallow, grease. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including sebaceous, suet. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the seb- root

Explore words with seb- — words containing the seb- root and sharing its sense of "tallow, grease". Examples include sebaceous, suet. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does seb- mean?

The seb- root means tallow, grease, from Latin sebum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.