lev-

lev- root words — words with the lev- root

The root lev- comes from Latin levo, meaning to raise. 27 words in Dendril are built from it, including elevator, irrelevant, relevance, relevant, elevators, relief, relieve, relieved, relieves, relieving, irrelevance, levee. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lev- root

Explore words with lev- — words containing the lev- root and sharing its sense of "to raise". Examples include elevator, irrelevant, relevance, relevant, elevators, relief, relieve, relieved, relieves, relieving, irrelevance, levee. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The lev- root means to raise, from Latin levo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.