【famili】 is a word-forming element
usually meaning "close attendant, family"
from Latin "familia, famulus, famula"
[WORD ROOT]root famili
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] famili
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) familia, famulus, famula
[MEANING]root close attendant, family
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 famulus servant, slave
- 【Latin】 familia [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
- 【Latin】 famula [derivatives of famulus] serving woman, maid
[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]
familial, familiar, familiarity, family, materfamilias, paterfamilias, unfamiliar
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
familial [adjective] from family
【DEFINITION】 Familial means relating to families in general, or typical of a family.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ famili; close attendant ⑵ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin familia》 [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to the family,
familiar [adjective] from family
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize them or know them well.
【ANTONYM】 unfamiliar
【ROOTs】 ⑴ famil(famili); close attendant ⑵ iar(ar); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin familia》 [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
【First Known Meaning】 intimate, very friendly, on a family footing
【DERIVATIVEs】 familiarity, familiarize, familiarly, familiarness, familiar
familiarity [noun] from family
【DEFINITION】 ① the state of being familiar with something; the state of having knowledge about something
② usually + with
③ a friendly and informal way of acting or talking
【COMPOSITION】 familiar + ity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ famili; close attendant ⑵ ar; suffix ⑶ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin familia》 [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
【DERIVATIVEs】 familiarity, familiarize, familiarly, familiarness, familiar
family [noun] from family
【DEFINITION】 A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.
【pl.】 families
【ROOTs】 ⑴ famil(famili); close attendant ⑵ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin familia》 [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
【First Known Meaning】 servants of a household
materfamilias [noun] from materfamilias 〈 family
【DEFINITION】 the mother of a family or the female head of a family
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mater(matr); mother, substance ⑵ famili; close attendant ⑶ as; noun suffix for Latin
【Etymology】 《Latin desperare》 de+sperare; to despair, to lose all hope
paterfamilias [noun] from paterfamilias 〈 family
【DEFINITION】 the male head of a household
【pl.】 patresfamilias
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pater(patr); father ⑵ famili; close attendant ⑶ as; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin familia》 [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
【First Known Meaning】 male head of a family or household
unfamiliar [adjective] from family
【DEFINITION】 If something is unfamiliar to you, you know nothing or very little about it, because you have not seen or experienced it before.
【ANTONYM】 familiar
【COMPOSITION】 un + familiar
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ famili; close attendant ⑶ ar; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin familia》 [abstract noun formed from famulus] household servants, family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household, (thus also) members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants
【DERIVATIVEs】 unfamiliarity, unfamiliarly, unfamiliar
Other word list containing famili; familiarize, familiarness, familiarly, unfamiliarity, unfamiliarly
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fall-, false-
fair
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
estim
esse, ess-
erg-, org-, urg-
equ
epi
