phylo-(word root) race, tribe, kindExamples of words with the root phylo-: phylogenyAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreephylo- or before a vowel phyl- combining formtribe; race; phylum: phylogeny. [from Greek phulon race]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014phylo- a combining form meaning ?group having common ancestry?: phylogeny. [