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or- root words — words with the or- root

The root or- comes from Latin orium, meaning place for. 34 words in Dendril are built from it, including conservatories, offertories, refectories, reformatories, repertories, appressorium, consistories, consistory, couloir, digitorium, escritoire, feretory. 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 "place for". Examples include conservatories, offertories, refectories, reformatories, repertories, appressorium, consistories, consistory, couloir, digitorium, escritoire, feretory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The or- root means place for, from Latin orium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.