nut- root words — words with the nut- root

The root nut- comes from Latin nutare, meaning to nod, sway. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including circumnutate. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the nut- root

Explore words with nut- — words containing the nut- root and sharing its sense of "to nod, sway". Examples include circumnutate. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does nut- mean?

The nut- root means to nod, sway, from Latin nutare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.