jour- root words — words with the jour- root

The root jour- comes from Latin diurnum, meaning day, daylight. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including abatjour. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the jour- root

Explore words with jour- — words containing the jour- root and sharing its sense of "day, daylight". Examples include abatjour. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does jour- mean?

The jour- root means day, daylight, from Latin diurnum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.