apt- root words — words with the apt- root

The root apt- comes from Latin aptare, meaning to fit. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including adaption, coaptation, maladapted, maladaptive, nonadaptive, readapt, reata, unadapted. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the apt- root

Explore words with apt- — words containing the apt- root and sharing its sense of "to fit". Examples include adaption, coaptation, maladapted, maladaptive, nonadaptive, readapt, reata, unadapted. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The apt- root means to fit, from Latin aptare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.