tender- root words — words with the tender- root

The root tender- comes from Latin tener, meaning soft, delicate. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including tenderize, tenderhearted, tenderfoot, intenerate, tenderise. 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. 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.