Ancient Greek

χαρακτήρ

‘instrument used for engraving’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ.

26 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ, most familiar first.

• character ← caracter ← caractere
• characteristic ← χαρακτηριστικός ← χαρακτηρίζω
• characterize ← charactērizō ← χαρακτηρίζω
• gash ← garsen ← garser ← *charaxāre
• characterless ← character ← caracter ← caractere ← charactēr
• charakter
• biocharacter ← character ← caracter ← caractere ← charactēr
• bicharacter ← character ← caracter ← caractere ← charactēr
• caract ← character
• characterlike ← character ← caracter ← caractere ← charactēr
• characterhood ← character ← caracter ← caractere ← charactēr
• characterwise ← character ← caracter ← caractere ← charactēr

More words from χαρακτήρ

• characterism
• charactery
• charactron
• characterist
• cocharacter
• demicharacter
• intercharacter
• metacharacter
• megacharacter
• microcharacter
• multicharacter
• noncharacter
• subcharacter
• supercharacter

Etymograph / Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ