The term for a word or word part that holds a word's basic meaning is a root.
The term for a word or word part that holds a word's basic meaning is called a root. To identify the root of a word, you can start by looking for the main unit or core meaning of the word. Often, the root is a standalone word or a word that can be found in other related words. For example, in the word "beautiful," the root is "beauty."
