cerc- root words — words with the cerc- root

The root cerc- comes from Greek kerkos, meaning tail. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including cercaria, cercopithecoid, cercus, cysticercoid, cysticercosis, cysticercus, heterocercal, homocercal, plerocercoid, procercoid. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cerc- root

Explore words with cerc- — words containing the cerc- root and sharing its sense of "tail". Examples include cercaria, cercopithecoid, cercus, cysticercoid, cysticercosis, cysticercus, heterocercal, homocercal, plerocercoid, procercoid. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cerc- root means tail, from Greek kerkos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.