rostr- root words — words with the rostr- root

The root rostr- comes from Latin rodere, meaning to gnaw. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including rostrum, anticorrosion, anticorrosive, corrodible, noncorroding, noncorrosive, rodenticide. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rostr- root

Explore words with rostr- — words containing the rostr- root and sharing its sense of "to gnaw". Examples include rostrum, anticorrosion, anticorrosive, corrodible, noncorroding, noncorrosive, rodenticide. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The rostr- root means to gnaw, from Latin rodere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.