ical- root words — words with the ical- root

The root ical- comes from Latin icalis, meaning pertaining to. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including lackadaisical, commonsensical, deistical, dominical, finical, histrionical, nodical, nonclerical, nonclinical, prelatical, psychosurgical, unclassical. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ical- root

Explore words with ical- — words containing the ical- root and sharing its sense of "pertaining to". Examples include lackadaisical, commonsensical, deistical, dominical, finical, histrionical, nodical, nonclerical, nonclinical, prelatical, psychosurgical, unclassical. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ical- root means pertaining to, from Latin icalis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.