hort- root words — words with the hort- root

The root hort- comes from Latin hortari, meaning to urge, encourage. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including exhortative, exhortatory, hortation, hortative. 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. 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.