mel- root words — words with the mel- root

The root mel- comes from Latin macula, meaning mesh, net. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including trammel, trammeled, trammeling, trammels, immaculacy, mackle, macle, macula, maculate, macule, mascle, trammelled. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mel- root

Explore words with mel- — words containing the mel- root and sharing its sense of "mesh, net". Examples include trammel, trammeled, trammeling, trammels, immaculacy, mackle, macle, macula, maculate, macule, mascle, trammelled. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mel- root means mesh, net, from Latin macula. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.