tender- root words — words with the tender- root

The root tender- comes from Latin tener, meaning soft, delicate. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including tenderize, tenderhearted, tenderfoot, intenerate, tenderise, tenderometer. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tender- root

Explore words with tender- — words containing the tender- root and sharing its sense of "soft, delicate". Examples include tenderize, tenderhearted, tenderfoot, intenerate, tenderise, tenderometer. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tender- mean?

The tender- root means soft, delicate, from Latin tener. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.