custom- root words — words with the custom- root

The root custom- comes from Latin consuetudo, meaning habit, custom. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including customer, accustom, accustomed, accustoming, accustoms, customers, customs, costume, costumed, costumes, costuming, unaccustomed. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the custom- root

Explore words with custom- — words containing the custom- root and sharing its sense of "habit, custom". Examples include customer, accustom, accustomed, accustoming, accustoms, customers, customs, costume, costumed, costumes, costuming, unaccustomed. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does custom- mean?

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