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cul- root words — words with the cul- root

The root cul- comes from Latin culus, meaning diminutive (little). 40 words in Dendril are built from it, including recoil, culotte, culottes, animalcule, animalculism, animalculist, appendicle, appendiculate, articulative, atrioventricular, auriculated, biomolecular. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cul- root

Explore words with cul- — words containing the cul- root and sharing its sense of "diminutive (little)". Examples include recoil, culotte, culottes, animalcule, animalculism, animalculist, appendicle, appendiculate, articulative, atrioventricular, auriculated, biomolecular. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cul- mean?

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