alt- root words — words with the alt- root

The root alt- comes from Latin altus, meaning high. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including enhance, enhanced, enhancement, enhances, enhancing, altar, altars, altitude, altitudes, alto, altos, exalt. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the alt- root

Explore words with alt- — words containing the alt- root and sharing its sense of "high". Examples include enhance, enhanced, enhancement, enhances, enhancing, altar, altars, altitude, altitudes, alto, altos, exalt. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The alt- root means high, from Latin altus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.