cuck- root words — words with the cuck- root

The root cuck- comes from Latin cucu, meaning cuckoo bird. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including cuckold, cuckolded, cuckolding, cuckolds. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cuck- root

Explore words with cuck- — words containing the cuck- root and sharing its sense of "cuckoo bird". Examples include cuckold, cuckolded, cuckolding, cuckolds. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cuck- mean?

The cuck- root means cuckoo bird, from Latin cucu. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.