tack- root words — words with the tack- root

The root tack- comes from Italian estaccare, meaning attach, fasten to (from Germanic 'stakkon', stake). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including attack. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tack- root

Explore words with tack- — words containing the tack- root and sharing its sense of "attach, fasten to (from Germanic 'stakkon', stake)". Examples include attack. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tack- mean?

The tack- root means attach, fasten to (from Germanic 'stakkon', stake), from Italian estaccare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.