mors- root words — words with the mors- root

The root mors- comes from Latin mordeo, meaning bite. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including morsel, morsels, remorse, remorseful, remorseless, mordant, remorsefully, remorselessly. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mors- root

Explore words with mors- — words containing the mors- root and sharing its sense of "bite". Examples include morsel, morsels, remorse, remorseful, remorseless, mordant, remorsefully, remorselessly. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mors- root means bite, from Latin mordeo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.