drag- root words — words with the drag- root

The root drag- comes from Latin draco, meaning dragon, serpent. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including rankle, rankling, dragoon, dragooning, dragoons, mandrake. 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, mandrake. 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.