villos- root words — words with the villos- root

The root villos- comes from Latin villosus, meaning hairy, shaggy. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including villosity. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the villos- root

Explore words with villos- — words containing the villos- root and sharing its sense of "hairy, shaggy". Examples include villosity. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does villos- mean?

The villos- root means hairy, shaggy, from Latin villosus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.