rout- root words — words with the rout- root

The root rout- comes from Latin rupta, meaning broken way, route. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including subroutine, subroutines, reroute, rerouted, reroutes, rerouting, routinize. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rout- root

Explore words with rout- — words containing the rout- root and sharing its sense of "broken way, route". Examples include subroutine, subroutines, reroute, rerouted, reroutes, rerouting, routinize. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does rout- mean?

The rout- root means broken way, route, from Latin rupta. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.