cinct- root words — words with the cinct- root

The root cinct- comes from Latin cingo, meaning gird, encircle. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including precinct, precincts, succinct, succinctly, cincture, cinctures, succinctness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cinct- root

Explore words with cinct- — words containing the cinct- root and sharing its sense of "gird, encircle". Examples include precinct, precincts, succinct, succinctly, cincture, cinctures, succinctness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cinct- mean?

The cinct- root means gird, encircle, from Latin cingo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.