bat- root words — words with the bat- root

The root bat- comes from Old French baston, meaning stick. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including baton, bastinade, bastinado. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bat- root

Explore words with bat- — words containing the bat- root and sharing its sense of "stick". Examples include baton, bastinade, bastinado. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bat- mean?

The bat- root means stick, from Old French baston. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.