tent- root words — words with the tent- root

The root tent- comes from Latin tento, meaning feel, touch. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including tentacle, tentacles. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tent- root

Explore words with tent- — words containing the tent- root and sharing its sense of "feel, touch". Examples include tentacle, tentacles. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tent- mean?

The tent- root means feel, touch, from Latin tento. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.