stercor- root words — words with the stercor- root

The root stercor- comes from Latin stercus, meaning dung, excrement. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including stercoraceous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stercor- root

Explore words with stercor- — words containing the stercor- root and sharing its sense of "dung, excrement". Examples include stercoraceous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does stercor- mean?

The stercor- root means dung, excrement, from Latin stercus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.