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mort- root words — words with the mort- root

The root mort- comes from Latin mors, meaning death. 35 words in Dendril are built from it, including immortal, mortal, mortality, mortals, immortality, immortals, mortally, mortgage, mortgaged, mortgages, mortgaging, mortification. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mort- root

Explore words with mort- — words containing the mort- root and sharing its sense of "death". Examples include immortal, mortal, mortality, mortals, immortality, immortals, mortally, mortgage, mortgaged, mortgages, mortgaging, mortification. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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