tall- root words — words with the tall- root

The root tall- comes from Latin talea, meaning stick, tally. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including entail, entails, tallied, tallies, tally, tallying. 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 "stick, tally". Examples include entail, entails, tallied, tallies, tally, tallying. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tall- mean?

The tall- root means stick, tally, from Latin talea. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.