Latin
referō
‘carry back’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin referō.
8 English words in this record descend from Latin referō, most familiar first.
- reference ← referentia
- relative ← relatif ← relātīvus ← relātus
- relation ← relacion ← relacioun ← relātiō ← relātus
- relate ← relātus
- referendum
- referee ← referer
- relazione ← relātiō
- referrible
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Etymograph / Latin referō