canker- root words — words with the canker- root

The root canker- comes from Latin cancer, meaning crab. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including cancer, cancers, canker, cankered, cankers, cancerous, cankerous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the canker- root

Explore words with canker- — words containing the canker- root and sharing its sense of "crab". Examples include cancer, cancers, canker, cankered, cankers, cancerous, cankerous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does canker- mean?

The canker- root means crab, from Latin cancer. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.