lid- root words — words with the lid- root

The root lid- comes from Latin laedo, meaning strike, hurt. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including collide, collided, collides, colliding, collision, collisions, lesion, lesions, elide, elided, elision. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lid- root

Explore words with lid- — words containing the lid- root and sharing its sense of "strike, hurt". Examples include collide, collided, collides, colliding, collision, collisions, lesion, lesions, elide, elided, elision. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The lid- root means strike, hurt, from Latin laedo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.