lab- root words — words with the lab- root

The root lab- comes from Greek lambano, meaning take, seize. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including epilepsy, epileptic, epileptics, syllable, syllables, syllabic, syllabication, syllabification, syllabify. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lab- root

Explore words with lab- — words containing the lab- root and sharing its sense of "take, seize". Examples include epilepsy, epileptic, epileptics, syllable, syllables, syllabic, syllabication, syllabification, syllabify. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The lab- root means take, seize, from Greek lambano. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.