cook- root words — words with the cook- root

The root cook- comes from Latin coquus, meaning cook (one who cooks). 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including cookbook, cookeries. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cook- root

Explore words with cook- — words containing the cook- root and sharing its sense of "cook (one who cooks)". Examples include cookbook, cookeries. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cook- mean?

The cook- root means cook (one who cooks), from Latin coquus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.