coat- root words — words with the coat- root

The root coat- comes from Old French cotte, meaning tunic, garment. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including coat, overcoat, raincoat, turncoat, housecoat, redcoat, undercoat, coatee. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the coat- root

Explore words with coat- — words containing the coat- root and sharing its sense of "tunic, garment". Examples include coat, overcoat, raincoat, turncoat, housecoat, redcoat, undercoat, coatee. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does coat- mean?

The coat- root means tunic, garment, from Old French cotte. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.