al- root words — words with the al- root

The root al- comes from Latin alesco, meaning grow. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including adult, adults, adolescence, adolescent, adolescents, coalesce, coalesced, coalescing, coalition, coalitions, coalescence. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the al- root

Explore words with al- — words containing the al- root and sharing its sense of "grow". Examples include adult, adults, adolescence, adolescent, adolescents, coalesce, coalesced, coalescing, coalition, coalitions, coalescence. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The al- root means grow, from Latin alesco. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.