masturb- root words — words with the masturb- root

The root masturb- comes from Latin masturbari, meaning to masturbate. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including masturbation, masturbate, masturbated, masturbates, masturbating, masturbator, masturbatory. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the masturb- root

Explore words with masturb- — words containing the masturb- root and sharing its sense of "to masturbate". Examples include masturbation, masturbate, masturbated, masturbates, masturbating, masturbator, masturbatory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does masturb- mean?

The masturb- root means to masturbate, from Latin masturbari. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.