veget- root words — words with the veget- root

The root veget- comes from Latin vegetare, meaning enliven, grow. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including vegetable, vegetables, vegetarian, vegetate, vegetated, vegetating, vegetative. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the veget- root

Explore words with veget- — words containing the veget- root and sharing its sense of "enliven, grow". Examples include vegetable, vegetables, vegetarian, vegetate, vegetated, vegetating, vegetative. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does veget- mean?

The veget- root means enliven, grow, from Latin vegetare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.