pill- root words — words with the pill- root

The root pill- comes from Old French piller, meaning to plunder, strip. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including pillage. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pill- root

Explore words with pill- — words containing the pill- root and sharing its sense of "to plunder, strip". Examples include pillage. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pill- mean?

The pill- root means to plunder, strip, from Old French piller. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.