vacill- root words — words with the vacill- root

The root vacill- comes from Latin vacillo, meaning sway, waver. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including vacillate, vacillated, vacillates, vacillating, vacillation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vacill- root

Explore words with vacill- — words containing the vacill- root and sharing its sense of "sway, waver". Examples include vacillate, vacillated, vacillates, vacillating, vacillation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does vacill- mean?

The vacill- root means sway, waver, from Latin vacillo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.