zygot- root words — words with the zygot- root

The root zygot- comes from Greek zygotos, meaning yoked, joined. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including dizygotic, heterozygote, homozygote. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the zygot- root

Explore words with zygot- — words containing the zygot- root and sharing its sense of "yoked, joined". Examples include dizygotic, heterozygote, homozygote. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does zygot- mean?

The zygot- root means yoked, joined, from Greek zygotos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.