pipe- root words — words with the pipe- root

The root pipe- comes from Latin pipa, meaning tube, pipe (imitative of piping sound). 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including pipeline, tailpipe, drainpipe, hornpipe, stovepipe, blowpipe. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pipe- root

Explore words with pipe- — words containing the pipe- root and sharing its sense of "tube, pipe (imitative of piping sound)". Examples include pipeline, tailpipe, drainpipe, hornpipe, stovepipe, blowpipe. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pipe- mean?

The pipe- root means tube, pipe (imitative of piping sound), from Latin pipa. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.