Latin

dēleō

‘to destroy, raze, annihilate’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēleō.

8 English words in this record descend from Latin dēleō, most familiar first.

• delete ← dēlētus ← dēlēre
• deletion ← dēlētiōnem
• indelible ← indēlēbilis ← dēlēbilis
• dele
• deletionist ← deletion ← dēlētiōnem
• delible ← dēlēbilis
• deleatur
• deleble ← dēlēbilis

Etymograph / Latin dēleō