drag- root words — words with the drag- root

The root drag- comes from Latin draco, meaning dragon, serpent. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including rankle, rankling, dragoon, dragooning, dragoons. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the drag- root

Explore words with drag- — words containing the drag- root and sharing its sense of "dragon, serpent". Examples include rankle, rankling, dragoon, dragooning, dragoons. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does drag- mean?

The drag- root means dragon, serpent, from Latin draco. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.