or- root words — words with the or- root

The root or- comes from Latin orare, meaning to pray, entreat. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including oratories, adorability, exorable, inexorabilities, inexorability, perorate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the or- root

Explore words with or- — words containing the or- root and sharing its sense of "to pray, entreat". Examples include oratories, adorability, exorable, inexorabilities, inexorability, perorate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does or- mean?

The or- root means to pray, entreat, from Latin orare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.