treat- root words — words with the treat- root

The root treat- comes from Latin tractare, meaning handle, deal with. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including mistreat, mistreated, mistreating, mistreatment, mistreats. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the treat- root

Explore words with treat- — words containing the treat- root and sharing its sense of "handle, deal with". Examples include mistreat, mistreated, mistreating, mistreatment, mistreats. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does treat- mean?

The treat- root means handle, deal with, from Latin tractare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.