Synonyms & related words for phratry

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Words related to phratry

Explore words related to phratry — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include kinsfolk, family, kinfolk, clan, clanless, clanship, kinless, subclan. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does phratry come from?

The word phratry breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: phratr, from Greek phrater (“brother, kinsman”); and -y, from Greek ia (“noun-forming suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.