eat- root words — words with the eat- root

The root eat- comes from Old English etan, meaning to eat. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including eateries, eatery, eatings. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the eat- root

Explore words with eat- — words containing the eat- root and sharing its sense of "to eat". Examples include eateries, eatery, eatings. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does eat- mean?

The eat- root means to eat, from Old English etan. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.