mut- root words — words with the mut- root

The root mut- comes from Latin mutare, meaning to change. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including commutable, commutate, commutator, incommutable, mutably, mutagen, mutagenesis, mutagenic, mutational, mutative, permutational, transmutabilities. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mut- root

Explore words with mut- — words containing the mut- root and sharing its sense of "to change". Examples include commutable, commutate, commutator, incommutable, mutably, mutagen, mutagenesis, mutagenic, mutational, mutative, permutational, transmutabilities. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mut- root means to change, from Latin mutare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.