cutl- root words — words with the cutl- root

The root cutl- comes from Latin culter, meaning small knife. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including cutlery, cutlass, cutlasses, coulter, cultrate, cultriform. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cutl- root

Explore words with cutl- — words containing the cutl- root and sharing its sense of "small knife". Examples include cutlery, cutlass, cutlasses, coulter, cultrate, cultriform. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cutl- mean?

The cutl- root means small knife, from Latin culter. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.