ton- root words — words with the ton- root

The root ton- comes from Latin tono, meaning thunder. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including astonish, astonished, astonishes, astonishing, astonishingly, astonishment, astound, astounded, astounding, astounds, detonate, detonated. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ton- root

Explore words with ton- — words containing the ton- root and sharing its sense of "thunder". Examples include astonish, astonished, astonishes, astonishing, astonishingly, astonishment, astound, astounded, astounding, astounds, detonate, detonated. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ton- root means thunder, from Latin tono. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.