carcer- root words — words with the carcer- root

The root carcer- comes from Latin carcer, meaning prison. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including incarcerate, incarcerated, incarcerates, incarcerating, incarceration. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the carcer- root

Explore words with carcer- — words containing the carcer- root and sharing its sense of "prison". Examples include incarcerate, incarcerated, incarcerates, incarcerating, incarceration. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does carcer- mean?

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