tray- root words — words with the tray- root

The root tray- comes from Latin tradere, meaning hand over. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including betray, betrayal, betrayals, betrayed, betraying, betrays. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tray- root

Explore words with tray- — words containing the tray- root and sharing its sense of "hand over". Examples include betray, betrayal, betrayals, betrayed, betraying, betrays. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tray- mean?

The tray- root means hand over, from Latin tradere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.