cort- root words — words with the cort- root

The root cort- comes from Latin cortex, meaning bark, rind. 19 words in Dendril are built from it, including cork, corkscrew, cortex, cortical, cortices, cortisone, adrenocorticotropic, corkage, corticate, corticosteroid, corticosterone, cortisol. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cort- root

Explore words with cort- — words containing the cort- root and sharing its sense of "bark, rind". Examples include cork, corkscrew, cortex, cortical, cortices, cortisone, adrenocorticotropic, corkage, corticate, corticosteroid, corticosterone, cortisol. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cort- root means bark, rind, from Latin cortex. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.