vestig- root words — words with the vestig- root

The root vestig- comes from Latin vestigium, meaning track, footprint. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including investigate, investigated, investigates, investigating, investigation, investigations, investigator, investigators, vestige, vestiges, investigative, vestigial. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vestig- root

Explore words with vestig- — words containing the vestig- root and sharing its sense of "track, footprint". Examples include investigate, investigated, investigates, investigating, investigation, investigations, investigator, investigators, vestige, vestiges, investigative, vestigial. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does vestig- mean?

The vestig- root means track, footprint, from Latin vestigium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.