age- root words — words with the age- root

The root age- comes from Latin aetas, meaning age, lifetime. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including age, aged, aging, teenage, agedness, agelong, agemate, coetaneous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the age- root

Explore words with age- — words containing the age- root and sharing its sense of "age, lifetime". Examples include age, aged, aging, teenage, agedness, agelong, agemate, coetaneous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does age- mean?

The age- root means age, lifetime, from Latin aetas. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.