tors- root words — words with the tors- root

The root tors- comes from Greek thyrsos, meaning stalk, stem. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including torso, torsos. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tors- root

Explore words with tors- — words containing the tors- root and sharing its sense of "stalk, stem". Examples include torso, torsos. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tors- mean?

The tors- root means stalk, stem, from Greek thyrsos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.