button- root words — words with the button- root

The root button- comes from Old French boton, meaning knob, bud. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including unbutton, buttonball, buttonhook, pushbutton. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the button- root

Explore words with button- — words containing the button- root and sharing its sense of "knob, bud". Examples include unbutton, buttonball, buttonhook, pushbutton. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does button- mean?

The button- root means knob, bud, from Old French boton. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.