optim- root words — words with the optim- root

The root optim- comes from Latin optimus, meaning best. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including optimal, optimistic, optimization, optimize, optimized, optimizing, optimum, optima, optimism, optimist, optimists, optimistically. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the optim- root

Explore words with optim- — words containing the optim- root and sharing its sense of "best". Examples include optimal, optimistic, optimization, optimize, optimized, optimizing, optimum, optima, optimism, optimist, optimists, optimistically. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The optim- root means best, from Latin optimus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.