emunct- root words — words with the emunct- root

The root emunct- comes from Latin emungere, meaning to blow the nose, wipe clean. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including emunctory. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the emunct- root

Explore words with emunct- — words containing the emunct- root and sharing its sense of "to blow the nose, wipe clean". Examples include emunctory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does emunct- mean?

The emunct- root means to blow the nose, wipe clean, from Latin emungere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.