cup- root words — words with the cup- root

The root cup- comes from Latin capere, meaning to take. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including reoccupied, reoccupies, acceptant, acceptor, amboceptor, anticipant, anticipative, anticipator, apperceive, apperception, capias, nuncupative. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cup- root

Explore words with cup- — words containing the cup- root and sharing its sense of "to take". Examples include reoccupied, reoccupies, acceptant, acceptor, amboceptor, anticipant, anticipative, anticipator, apperceive, apperception, capias, nuncupative. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cup- root means to take, from Latin capere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.