plic- root words — words with the plic- root

The root plic- comes from Latin plico, meaning fold. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including application, applications, applied, applies, apply, applying, complicate, complicated, complicates, complicating, display, displayed. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the plic- root

Explore words with plic- — words containing the plic- root and sharing its sense of "fold". Examples include application, applications, applied, applies, apply, applying, complicate, complicated, complicates, complicating, display, displayed. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The plic- root means fold, from Latin plico. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.