ial- root words — words with the ial- root

The root ial- comes from Latin alis, meaning pertaining to. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including aboral, agential, ancipital, anticlinal, antidiarrheal, antidotal, architectonically, bimestrial, centurial, cliometrically, confocal, diagonalize. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ial- root

Explore words with ial- — words containing the ial- root and sharing its sense of "pertaining to". Examples include aboral, agential, ancipital, anticlinal, antidiarrheal, antidotal, architectonically, bimestrial, centurial, cliometrically, confocal, diagonalize. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ial- root means pertaining to, from Latin alis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.