lexical technique

Root Substitution

Replace the word with an evocative Latin, Greek or poetic root.

How it works

The concept behind the word is looked up in our root map — shadow → umbra, noct, skia — and the root is used as fresh material, alone or with a suffix.

Examples

  • Shadow → Umbra
  • Fire → Ignis
  • Moon → Selene
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“shadow” via root swap

TenebSkia

Other results for “shadow”

ShaedowShadwSihadowZhadowVadowShaadowWodahsHadow