leather- root words — words with the leather- root

The root leather- comes from Old English lether, meaning leather. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including leatherneck, leathernecks, leathers. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the leather- root

Explore words with leather- — words containing the leather- root and sharing its sense of "leather". Examples include leatherneck, leathernecks, leathers. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does leather- mean?

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