vor- root words — words with the vor- root

The root vor- comes from Latin voro, meaning devour, eat. 19 words in Dendril are built from it, including carnivore, carnivores, carnivorous, devour, devoured, devouring, devours, herbivorous, voracious, herbivore, herbivores, voracity. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vor- root

Explore words with vor- — words containing the vor- root and sharing its sense of "devour, eat". Examples include carnivore, carnivores, carnivorous, devour, devoured, devouring, devours, herbivorous, voracious, herbivore, herbivores, voracity. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The vor- root means devour, eat, from Latin voro. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.