dup- root words — words with the dup- root

The root dup- comes from French huppe, meaning hoopoe (a foolish-seeming bird), hence to fool. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including dupable, duperies, dupery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the dup- root

Explore words with dup- — words containing the dup- root and sharing its sense of "hoopoe (a foolish-seeming bird), hence to fool". Examples include dupable, duperies, dupery. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does dup- mean?

The dup- root means hoopoe (a foolish-seeming bird), hence to fool, from French huppe. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.