cerpt- root words — words with the cerpt- root

The root cerpt- comes from Latin carpo, meaning pluck. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including excerpt, excerpted, excerpting, excerpts. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cerpt- root

Explore words with cerpt- — words containing the cerpt- root and sharing its sense of "pluck". Examples include excerpt, excerpted, excerpting, excerpts. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cerpt- mean?

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