jacket- root words — words with the jacket- root

The root jacket- comes from French jaquette, meaning short coat. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including bluejacket. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the jacket- root

Explore words with jacket- — words containing the jacket- root and sharing its sense of "short coat". Examples include bluejacket. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does jacket- mean?

The jacket- root means short coat, from French jaquette. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.