tenu- root words — words with the tenu- root

The root tenu- comes from Latin tenuis, meaning thin. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including tenuous, attenuate, attenuated, attenuates, attenuating, attenuation, extenuate, extenuated, extenuating, extenuation, tenuously. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tenu- root

Explore words with tenu- — words containing the tenu- root and sharing its sense of "thin". Examples include tenuous, attenuate, attenuated, attenuates, attenuating, attenuation, extenuate, extenuated, extenuating, extenuation, tenuously. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tenu- root means thin, from Latin tenuis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.