speos- root words — words with the speos- root

The root speos- comes from Greek speos, meaning cave, grotto (rock-cut temple). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including speos. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the speos- root

Explore words with speos- — words containing the speos- root and sharing its sense of "cave, grotto (rock-cut temple)". Examples include speos. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does speos- mean?

The speos- root means cave, grotto (rock-cut temple), from Greek speos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.