school-

school- root words — words with the school- root

The root school- comes from Greek schole, meaning leisure, school. 45 words in Dendril are built from it, including school, schools, scholar, scholars, scholarly, scholarship, scholarships, scholastic, schoolboy, schoolboys, schoolchild, schoolchildren. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the school- root

Explore words with school- — words containing the school- root and sharing its sense of "leisure, school". Examples include school, schools, scholar, scholars, scholarly, scholarship, scholarships, scholastic, schoolboy, schoolboys, schoolchild, schoolchildren. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does school- mean?

The school- root means leisure, school, from Greek schole. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.