tome- root words — words with the tome- root

The root tome- comes from Greek tomos, meaning a cutting (cleaving along joints). 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including anatomise, anatomize, dichotomize, harmotome, microtome, tomographic, tomography, xylotomous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tome- root

Explore words with tome- — words containing the tome- root and sharing its sense of "a cutting (cleaving along joints)". Examples include anatomise, anatomize, dichotomize, harmotome, microtome, tomographic, tomography, xylotomous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tome- mean?

The tome- root means a cutting (cleaving along joints), from Greek tomos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.