tail- root words — words with the tail- root

The root tail- comes from Latin taliare, meaning cut. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including detail, detailed, detailing, details, retail, tailor, entailed, entailing, retailed, retailer, retailers, retailing. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tail- root

Explore words with tail- — words containing the tail- root and sharing its sense of "cut". Examples include detail, detailed, detailing, details, retail, tailor, entailed, entailing, retailed, retailer, retailers, retailing. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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