chest- root words — words with the chest- root

The root chest- comes from Greek kastanea, meaning chestnut. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including chestnut, chestnuts, castanet, castanets. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the chest- root

Explore words with chest- — words containing the chest- root and sharing its sense of "chestnut". Examples include chestnut, chestnuts, castanet, castanets. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does chest- mean?

The chest- root means chestnut, from Greek kastanea. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.