coil- root words — words with the coil- root

The root coil- comes from Latin colligere, meaning to gather together. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including coil, recoilless. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the coil- root

Explore words with coil- — words containing the coil- root and sharing its sense of "to gather together". Examples include coil, recoilless. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does coil- mean?

The coil- root means to gather together, from Latin colligere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.