dinner- root words — words with the dinner- root

The root dinner- comes from Vulgar Latin disieiunare, meaning to break the fast. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including dinner, dine. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the dinner- root

Explore words with dinner- — words containing the dinner- root and sharing its sense of "to break the fast". Examples include dinner, dine. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does dinner- mean?

The dinner- root means to break the fast, from Vulgar Latin disieiunare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.