mercur- root words — words with the mercur- root

The root mercur- comes from Latin mercurius, meaning Mercury (god). 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including mercury, mercurial, mercuric, merbromin, mercaptide, mercaptopurine, mercurate, mercurialize, mercurous, methylmercury. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mercur- root

Explore words with mercur- — words containing the mercur- root and sharing its sense of "Mercury (god)". Examples include mercury, mercurial, mercuric, merbromin, mercaptide, mercaptopurine, mercurate, mercurialize, mercurous, methylmercury. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does mercur- mean?

The mercur- root means Mercury (god), from Latin mercurius. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.