dactyl- root words — words with the dactyl- root

The root dactyl- comes from Greek daktylos, meaning finger. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including dactyl, dactylic, pterodactyl, pterodactyls, artiodactyl, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, pentadactyl, perissodactyl, polydactyl, tridactyl. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the dactyl- root

Explore words with dactyl- — words containing the dactyl- root and sharing its sense of "finger". Examples include dactyl, dactylic, pterodactyl, pterodactyls, artiodactyl, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, pentadactyl, perissodactyl, polydactyl, tridactyl. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The dactyl- root means finger, from Greek daktylos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.