pick- root words — words with the pick- root

The root pick- comes from French piquer, meaning pierce, prick. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including picket, picketed, picketing, pickets, piquancy, piquant. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pick- root

Explore words with pick- — words containing the pick- root and sharing its sense of "pierce, prick". Examples include picket, picketed, picketing, pickets, piquancy, piquant. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pick- mean?

The pick- root means pierce, prick, from French piquer. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.