gnath- root words — words with the gnath- root

The root gnath- comes from Greek gnathos, meaning jaw. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including agnathan, chaetognath, gnathic, gnathion, hypognathous, mesognathous, metagnathous, opisthognathous, orthognathous, plectognath, prognathism, prognathous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gnath- root

Explore words with gnath- — words containing the gnath- root and sharing its sense of "jaw". Examples include agnathan, chaetognath, gnathic, gnathion, hypognathous, mesognathous, metagnathous, opisthognathous, orthognathous, plectognath, prognathism, prognathous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The gnath- root means jaw, from Greek gnathos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.