rig- root words — words with the rig- root

The root rig- comes from Latin rigare, meaning to water, moisten. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including irrigational, irrigator, irriguous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rig- root

Explore words with rig- — words containing the rig- root and sharing its sense of "to water, moisten". Examples include irrigational, irrigator, irriguous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does rig- mean?

The rig- root means to water, moisten, from Latin rigare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.