cori- root words — words with the cori- root

The root cori- comes from Latin corium, meaning skin, hide. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including excoriate, excoriated, excoriating, excoriation, coriaceous, corium, cuirass, cuirassier, currier, curriery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cori- root

Explore words with cori- — words containing the cori- root and sharing its sense of "skin, hide". Examples include excoriate, excoriated, excoriating, excoriation, coriaceous, corium, cuirass, cuirassier, currier, curriery. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cori- root means skin, hide, from Latin corium. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.