tall- root words — words with the tall- root

The root tall- comes from French tailler, meaning to cut, tax. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including tallage. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tall- root

Explore words with tall- — words containing the tall- root and sharing its sense of "to cut, tax". Examples include tallage. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tall- mean?

The tall- root means to cut, tax, from French tailler. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.