hort- root words — words with the hort- root

The root hort- comes from Latin hortari, meaning to urge, encourage. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including exhortative, exhortatory, hortation, hortative, hortatory. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the hort- root

Explore words with hort- — words containing the hort- root and sharing its sense of "to urge, encourage". Examples include exhortative, exhortatory, hortation, hortative, hortatory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does hort- mean?

The hort- root means to urge, encourage, from Latin hortari. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.