jewel- root words — words with the jewel- root

The root jewel- comes from Latin jocus, meaning jewel (via Old French joel, ultimately Latin 'plaything, jest'). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including jewelfish. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the jewel- root

Explore words with jewel- — words containing the jewel- root and sharing its sense of "jewel (via Old French joel, ultimately Latin 'plaything, jest')". Examples include jewelfish. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does jewel- mean?

The jewel- root means jewel (via Old French joel, ultimately Latin 'plaything, jest'), from Latin jocus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.