tript- root words — words with the tript- root

The root tript- comes from Greek thryptein, meaning to break in pieces, crush. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including lithontriptic, lithontriptor. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tript- root

Explore words with tript- — words containing the tript- root and sharing its sense of "to break in pieces, crush". Examples include lithontriptic, lithontriptor. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tript- mean?

The tript- root means to break in pieces, crush, from Greek thryptein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.