ol- root words — words with the ol- root

The root ol- comes from Latin oleo, meaning smell, give off odor. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including olfactory, redolence, redolent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ol- root

Explore words with ol- — words containing the ol- root and sharing its sense of "smell, give off odor". Examples include olfactory, redolence, redolent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ol- mean?

The ol- root means smell, give off odor, from Latin oleo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.