strat- root words — words with the strat- root

The root strat- comes from Latin sterno, meaning spread, throw down. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including consternation, prostrate, prostrated, prostrating, strata, stratified, stratify, stratifying, stratosphere, stratospheres, stratum, prostration. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the strat- root

Explore words with strat- — words containing the strat- root and sharing its sense of "spread, throw down". Examples include consternation, prostrate, prostrated, prostrating, strata, stratified, stratify, stratifying, stratosphere, stratospheres, stratum, prostration. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does strat- mean?

The strat- root means spread, throw down, from Latin sterno. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.