sal- root words — words with the sal- root

The root sal- comes from Latin sal, meaning salt. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including sauce, salad, salads, salami, salamis, salaried, salsa, salsas, desalinate, desalinated, desalination, saline. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sal- root

Explore words with sal- — words containing the sal- root and sharing its sense of "salt". Examples include sauce, salad, salads, salami, salamis, salaried, salsa, salsas, desalinate, desalinated, desalination, saline. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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