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cult- root words — words with the cult- root

The root cult- comes from Latin colere, meaning cultivate, tend. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including subculture, subcultures, aquaculture, acculturative, arenicolous, calcicole, cultivable, cultivar, cultivatable, enculturation, incult, inquiline. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cult- root

Explore words with cult- — words containing the cult- root and sharing its sense of "cultivate, tend". Examples include subculture, subcultures, aquaculture, acculturative, arenicolous, calcicole, cultivable, cultivar, cultivatable, enculturation, incult, inquiline. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cult- mean?

The cult- root means cultivate, tend, from Latin colere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.