cantill- root words — words with the cantill- root

The root cantill- comes from Latin cantillare, meaning to sing low, chant. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including cantillate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cantill- root

Explore words with cantill- — words containing the cantill- root and sharing its sense of "to sing low, chant". Examples include cantillate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cantill- mean?

The cantill- root means to sing low, chant, from Latin cantillare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.