meta- root words — words with the meta- root

The root meta- comes from Greek meta, meaning change, beyond. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including method, methods, metaphor, metabolic, metabolism, metabolisms, metamorphose, metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metaphorical, metaphorically, metaphors. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the meta- root

Explore words with meta- — words containing the meta- root and sharing its sense of "change, beyond". Examples include method, methods, metaphor, metabolic, metabolism, metabolisms, metamorphose, metamorphoses, metamorphosis, metaphorical, metaphorically, metaphors. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The meta- root means change, beyond, from Greek meta. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.