bacill- root words — words with the bacill- root

The root bacill- comes from Latin bacillus, meaning little staff, rod. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including bacilli, bacillus. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bacill- root

Explore words with bacill- — words containing the bacill- root and sharing its sense of "little staff, rod". Examples include bacilli, bacillus. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bacill- mean?

The bacill- root means little staff, rod, from Latin bacillus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.