chal- root words — words with the chal- root

The root chal- comes from Latin calere, meaning be warm. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including calorie, calories, nonchalance, nonchalant, nonchalantly, caloric, calorific, calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calenture, decalescence. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the chal- root

Explore words with chal- — words containing the chal- root and sharing its sense of "be warm". Examples include calorie, calories, nonchalance, nonchalant, nonchalantly, caloric, calorific, calefacient, calefaction, calefactory, calenture, decalescence. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The chal- root means be warm, from Latin calere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.