tray- root words — words with the tray- root

The root tray- comes from Latin trahere, meaning to draw. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including portray, portrayed, portraying, portrays. 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 "to draw". Examples include portray, portrayed, portraying, portrays. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tray- mean?

The tray- root means to draw, from Latin trahere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.