Question: what is the definition of the root word dorm?
Answer: dorm. This ROOT-WORD is DORM which comes from the Latin dormire & ormitum TO SLEEP. Many words are combined with DORM. The dormer window in the attic bedroom: The dormant partner in a business: Dormant buds on spring blooming plants - all these and more. ... Dormancy : DORM ancy (dor' man see) n.