tessera- root words — words with the tessera- root

The root tessera- comes from Latin tessera, meaning four; square tile. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including tessera, tesserae, tesseral. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tessera- root

Explore words with tessera- — words containing the tessera- root and sharing its sense of "four; square tile". Examples include tessera, tesserae, tesseral. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tessera- mean?

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