data- root words — words with the data- root

The root data- comes from Latin datum, meaning given. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including data, database, datum, databases, dice, postdate, postdated, postdating, dado, dadoes, datatype, dateline. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the data- root

Explore words with data- — words containing the data- root and sharing its sense of "given". Examples include data, database, datum, databases, dice, postdate, postdated, postdating, dado, dadoes, datatype, dateline. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The data- root means given, from Latin datum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.