text- root words — words with the text- root

The root text- comes from Latin texere, meaning to weave. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including contextualise, contextualize, contexture, intertexture, subtext, subtextual, tessitura, textuary. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the text- root

Explore words with text- — words containing the text- root and sharing its sense of "to weave". Examples include contextualise, contextualize, contexture, intertexture, subtext, subtextual, tessitura, textuary. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The text- root means to weave, from Latin texere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.