alg- root words — words with the alg- root

The root alg- comes from Greek algos, meaning pain. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including nostalgia, analgesic, analgesics, nostalgic, nostalgically, analgesia, neuralgia, neuralgic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the alg- root

Explore words with alg- — words containing the alg- root and sharing its sense of "pain". Examples include nostalgia, analgesic, analgesics, nostalgic, nostalgically, analgesia, neuralgia, neuralgic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The alg- root means pain, from Greek algos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.