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culum- root words — words with the culum- root

The root culum- comes from Latin culum, meaning little (diminutive), so 'little mouth'. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including animalculum, antitubercular, antituberculosis, antituberculous, corpuscular, cubiculum, hibernaculum, operculum, opuscule, osculum, pentacle, reticle. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the culum- root

Explore words with culum- — words containing the culum- root and sharing its sense of "little (diminutive), so 'little mouth'". Examples include animalculum, antitubercular, antituberculosis, antituberculous, corpuscular, cubiculum, hibernaculum, operculum, opuscule, osculum, pentacle, reticle. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does culum- mean?

The culum- root means little (diminutive), so 'little mouth', from Latin culum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.