task- root words — words with the task- root

The root task- comes from Latin taxare, meaning to assess, appraise. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including task, taste, tasteful, tastier, tastiest, multitask, overtask, pretax, retaste, supertax, tastable, untasted. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the task- root

Explore words with task- — words containing the task- root and sharing its sense of "to assess, appraise". Examples include task, taste, tasteful, tastier, tastiest, multitask, overtask, pretax, retaste, supertax, tastable, untasted. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does task- mean?

The task- root means to assess, appraise, from Latin taxare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.