bacterio- root words — words with the bacterio- root

The root bacterio- comes from Greek bakterion, meaning little rod. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including bacteria, bacterium, bacterial, bacteriological, bacteriologist, bacteriology. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bacterio- root

Explore words with bacterio- — words containing the bacterio- root and sharing its sense of "little rod". Examples include bacteria, bacterium, bacterial, bacteriological, bacteriologist, bacteriology. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bacterio- mean?

The bacterio- root means little rod, from Greek bakterion. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.