seb- root words — words with the seb- root

The root seb- comes from Latin sebum, meaning tallow, grease. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including sebaceous, suet, sebiferous, seborrhea, seborrheic, seborrhoea, sebum. 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, sebiferous, seborrhea, seborrheic, seborrhoea, sebum. 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.