jail- root words — words with the jail- root

The root jail- comes from Latin cavea, meaning cage. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including cage, jail, caged, cages, cagey, caging, jailed, jailer, jailers, jailing, jails. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the jail- root

Explore words with jail- — words containing the jail- root and sharing its sense of "cage". Examples include cage, jail, caged, cages, cagey, caging, jailed, jailer, jailers, jailing, jails. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does jail- mean?

The jail- root means cage, from Latin cavea. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.