pleg- root words — words with the pleg- root

The root pleg- comes from Greek plege, meaning stroke, blow. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including paraplegic, paraplegics, paraplegia, quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadriplegics. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pleg- root

Explore words with pleg- — words containing the pleg- root and sharing its sense of "stroke, blow". Examples include paraplegic, paraplegics, paraplegia, quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadriplegics. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pleg- mean?

The pleg- root means stroke, blow, from Greek plege. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.