travail- root words — words with the travail- root

The root travail- comes from Latin trepalium, meaning instrument of torture. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including travel, travail, travailing, travails, travelled, traveller, travelling, untraveled. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the travail- root

Explore words with travail- — words containing the travail- root and sharing its sense of "instrument of torture". Examples include travel, travail, travailing, travails, travelled, traveller, travelling, untraveled. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does travail- mean?

The travail- root means instrument of torture, from Latin trepalium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.