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What is the name for a word made from a root word. For example, if "pol" is the root word, what would the term for "politic" be?
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The link above refers to the whole GROUP of words built by adding prefixes and suffixes as a "Word Family". I have seen that used quite often in describing similar words.
The link above refers to the whole GROUP of words built by adding prefixes and suffixes as a "Word Family". I have seen that used quite often in describing similar words.
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