oscul- root words — words with the oscul- root

The root oscul- comes from Latin osculum, meaning little mouth, kiss. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including inosculate, interosculate, osculant, oscular, osculate, osculation, osculatory. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the oscul- root

Explore words with oscul- — words containing the oscul- root and sharing its sense of "little mouth, kiss". Examples include inosculate, interosculate, osculant, oscular, osculate, osculation, osculatory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does oscul- mean?

The oscul- root means little mouth, kiss, from Latin osculum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.