mask- root words — words with the mask- root

The root mask- comes from Italian maschera, meaning mask. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including masquerade, masqueraded, unmask, unmasked, unmasking. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mask- root

Explore words with mask- — words containing the mask- root and sharing its sense of "mask". Examples include masquerade, masqueraded, unmask, unmasked, unmasking. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does mask- mean?

The mask- root means mask, from Italian maschera. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.