com- root words — words with the com- root

The root com- comes from Greek komos, meaning revel, festivity. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including comedy, comic, comics, tragicomedies, encomiast, encomiastic, encomium, seriocomic, tragicomic, tragicomical, uncomic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the com- root

Explore words with com- — words containing the com- root and sharing its sense of "revel, festivity". Examples include comedy, comic, comics, tragicomedies, encomiast, encomiastic, encomium, seriocomic, tragicomic, tragicomical, uncomic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The com- root means revel, festivity, from Greek komos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.