car- root words — words with the car- root

The root car- comes from Gaulish carrum, meaning wheeled vehicle. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including boxcar, handcar, carhop, carload, carpool. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the car- root

Explore words with car- — words containing the car- root and sharing its sense of "wheeled vehicle". Examples include boxcar, handcar, carhop, carload, carpool. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does car- mean?

The car- root means wheeled vehicle, from Gaulish carrum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.