jack- root words — words with the jack- root

The root jack- comes from French jacques, meaning generic name for a common man/peasant. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including jacket, blackjack, jackboot, skyjack, steeplejack. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the jack- root

Explore words with jack- — words containing the jack- root and sharing its sense of "generic name for a common man/peasant". Examples include jacket, blackjack, jackboot, skyjack, steeplejack. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does jack- mean?

The jack- root means generic name for a common man/peasant, from French jacques. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.