ballist- root words — words with the ballist- root

The root ballist- comes from Greek ballein, meaning to throw. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including aeroballistics, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolite, amphibologies, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, anabolic, anabolite, catabolic, catabolism. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ballist- root

Explore words with ballist- — words containing the ballist- root and sharing its sense of "to throw". Examples include aeroballistics, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolite, amphibologies, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, anabolic, anabolite, catabolic, catabolism. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ballist- root means to throw, from Greek ballein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.