noc- root words — words with the noc- root

The root noc- comes from Latin noceo, meaning harm. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including innocent, innocence, nuisance, obnoxious, innocently, innocents, innocuous, nuisances, innocuously. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the noc- root

Explore words with noc- — words containing the noc- root and sharing its sense of "harm". Examples include innocent, innocence, nuisance, obnoxious, innocently, innocents, innocuous, nuisances, innocuously. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The noc- root means harm, from Latin noceo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.