cap- root words — words with the cap- root

The root cap- comes from Latin capax, meaning able to hold. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including capacious, capaciousness, capacitate, capacitive, overcapacity. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cap- root

Explore words with cap- — words containing the cap- root and sharing its sense of "able to hold". Examples include capacious, capaciousness, capacitate, capacitive, overcapacity. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cap- mean?

The cap- root means able to hold, from Latin capax. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.