Latin

fertilis

‘fruitful, fertile’

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

6 English words in this record descend from Latin fertilis, most familiar first.

• fertility ← fertilité ← fertilitās
• fertile
• infertility ← infertilité ← infertilitas ← īnfertilis
• fertilization ← fertilisation ← fertiliser ← fertile
• infertile ← infertilis
• fertilize ← fertiliser ← fertile

Etymograph / Latin fertilis