tenia- root words — words with the tenia- root

The root tenia- comes from Greek tainia, meaning band, ribbon, tapeworm. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including polytene, polytenic, polyteny, tenia, teniacide, zygotene. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tenia- root

Explore words with tenia- — words containing the tenia- root and sharing its sense of "band, ribbon, tapeworm". Examples include polytene, polytenic, polyteny, tenia, teniacide, zygotene. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tenia- mean?

The tenia- root means band, ribbon, tapeworm, from Greek tainia. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.