rug- root words — words with the rug- root

The root rug- comes from Latin ruga, meaning wrinkle. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including corrugate, corrugated, corrugating, corrugation, rugose. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rug- root

Explore words with rug- — words containing the rug- root and sharing its sense of "wrinkle". Examples include corrugate, corrugated, corrugating, corrugation, rugose. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does rug- mean?

The rug- root means wrinkle, from Latin ruga. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.