carpet- root words — words with the carpet- root

The root carpet- comes from Latin carpita, meaning thick cloth. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including carpetbag, carpetbagged, carpetbagger, carpetbagging. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the carpet- root

Explore words with carpet- — words containing the carpet- root and sharing its sense of "thick cloth". Examples include carpetbag, carpetbagged, carpetbagger, carpetbagging. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does carpet- mean?

The carpet- root means thick cloth, from Latin carpita. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.