| 【fare】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "fær," "faru," and "faran." It carries the basic meaning of "fare," and "journey." from PIE *per- "⑴forward, through, in front of, before, first; ⑵to lead, pass over; ⑶to try, risk; ⑷to strike; ⑸to traffic in, sell" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fare"]
fare ***[3207] A fare is the money that you pay for a journey that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi.
farewell ☆[5341] something that you say to a person who is leaving; goodbye
warfare ☆[5459] Warfare is the activity of fighting a war.
welfare **[3499] The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness.
[WORD ROOT]root fare
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fare, fari, ferr
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fær, faru, faran
[MEANING]root fare, journey
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 fær ⑴[from færan] calamity, sudden danger, peril, sudden attack; ⑵journey, road, passage, expedition
- 【Old English】 faru [fem. of faran] journey, expedition, companions, baggage
- 【Old English】 faran condition of being or doing well; to go
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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fare ★★★[3207] noun from fare
【DEFINITION】 A fare is the money that you pay for a journey that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi.
【ROOTs】 fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English faran》 condition of being or doing well; to go
【DERIVATIVEs】 farer, fare
farewell ☆[5341] noun
【DEFINITION】 ① something that you say to a person who is leaving; goodbye
② an act of leaving
【pl.】 farewells
【COMPOSITION】 fare + well
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fare; fare ⑵ well; well
【Etymology】 《Old English wel》 abundantly, very, very much; indeed, to be sure; with good reason; nearly, for the most part
warfare ☆[5459] noun from fare
【DEFINITION】 Warfare is the activity of fighting a war.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ war; war ⑵ fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English faran》 condition of being or doing well; to go
welfare ★★[3499] noun from welfare 〈 fare
【DEFINITION】 The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 well-being
【COMPOSITION】 well + fare
【ROOTs】 ⑴ wel(well); ⑵ fare; fare
【Etymology】 《Old English faran》 condition of being or doing well; to go
【First Known Meaning】 condition of being or doing well
Other words containing "fare"; farer, ferry, seafaring, thoroughfare, wayfarer
(※ 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; 】
far-, fat-, fam-
far
famili
fall-, false-
fair
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
examin-
every
