tessela- root words — words with the tessela- root

The root tessela- comes from Latin tessella, meaning small square tile. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including tesselation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tessela- root

Explore words with tessela- — words containing the tessela- root and sharing its sense of "small square tile". Examples include tesselation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tessela- mean?

The tessela- root means small square tile, from Latin tessella. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.