Latin

flāvus

‘yellow’

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

9 English words in this record descend from Latin flāvus, most familiar first.

• flavonoid
• flavone ← ketone ← Keton
• flavid ← flāvidus ← flāveō
• flavescent ← flavescens ← flāvēscō
• flavaniline
• flavol
• flavous
• flavedo
• flavescence ← flavescens ← flāvēscō

Etymograph / Latin flāvus