pil- root words — words with the pil- root

The root pil- comes from Latin pilo, meaning plunder, pile up. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including compiler, compilation, compile, compiled, compilers, compiling, compilations. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pil- root

Explore words with pil- — words containing the pil- root and sharing its sense of "plunder, pile up". Examples include compiler, compilation, compile, compiled, compilers, compiling, compilations. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pil- mean?

The pil- root means plunder, pile up, from Latin pilo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.