col- root words — words with the col- root

The root col- comes from Latin collum, meaning neck. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including collar, accolade, accolades, collarbone, décolleté, collarless, collet, colporteur, cullet, decollate, torticollis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the col- root

Explore words with col- — words containing the col- root and sharing its sense of "neck". Examples include collar, accolade, accolades, collarbone, décolleté, collarless, collet, colporteur, cullet, decollate, torticollis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The col- root means neck, from Latin collum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.