cav- root words — words with the cav- root

The root cav- comes from Latin cavus, meaning hollow. 21 words in Dendril are built from it, including cave, caved, cavern, caverns, caves, caving, cavities, cavity, concave, excavate, excavated, excavating. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cav- root

Explore words with cav- — words containing the cav- root and sharing its sense of "hollow". Examples include cave, caved, cavern, caverns, caves, caving, cavities, cavity, concave, excavate, excavated, excavating. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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