| 【ware】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "warian," and "wær." It carries the basic meaning of "ware," and "beware; protect." from PIE *bheue- "to be, exist, grow" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ware"]
aware ****[1440] If you are aware of something, you know about it.
awareness ****[2131] aware + ness
unaware ☆[5430] If you are unaware of something, you do not know about it.
[WORD ROOT]root ware
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ware
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) warian, wær
[MEANING]root ware, beware; protect
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 wær [from Proto-Germanic *waraz, ] prudent, aware, alert, wary
- 【Old English】 warian to watch, be wary; to guard against, beware; protect, defend
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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aware ★★★★[1440] adjective from aware 〈 ware
【DEFINITION】 If you are aware of something, you know about it.
【ANTONYM】 unaware
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ge); with, together ⑵ ware; ware, beware; protect
【Etymology】 《Old English gewær》 ge+wær; watchful, vigilant
【First Known Meaning】 watchful, vigilant
【DERIVATIVEs】 awareness, aware
awareness ★★★★[2131] noun from aware 〈 ware
【DEFINITION】 aware + ness
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 realisation, realization, consciousness
【COMPOSITION】 aware + ness
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ge); with, together ⑵ ware; ware, beware; protect ⑶ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gewær》 ge+wær; watchful, vigilant
【DERIVATIVEs】 awareness, aware
unaware ☆[5430] adjective from aware 〈 ware
【DEFINITION】 If you are unaware of something, you do not know about it.
【ANTONYM】 aware
【COMPOSITION】 un + aware
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ a(ge); with, together ⑶ ware; ware, beware; protect
【Etymology】 《Old English gewær》 ge+wær; watchful, vigilant
【DERIVATIVEs】 unawarely, unawareness, unaware
Other words containing "ware"; beware, unawarely, unawareness, ware
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
ward-
wait
wage
vov-, vot-
volve
vol
voc
viv-, vive
vir
viol
