leave- root words — words with the leave- root

The root leave- comes from Old English leaf, meaning leaf. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including leaflet, interleave, interleaved, interleaving, leafless, interleaf, leafage, leatherleaf. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the leave- root

Explore words with leave- — words containing the leave- root and sharing its sense of "leaf". Examples include leaflet, interleave, interleaved, interleaving, leafless, interleaf, leafage, leatherleaf. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The leave- root means leaf, from Old English leaf. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.