stroph- root words — words with the stroph- root

The root stroph- comes from Greek strephein, meaning to turn. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including apostrophe, catastrophic, catastrophically, strophe, diastrophism, hypostrophe. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stroph- root

Explore words with stroph- — words containing the stroph- root and sharing its sense of "to turn". Examples include apostrophe, catastrophic, catastrophically, strophe, diastrophism, hypostrophe. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does stroph- mean?

The stroph- root means to turn, from Greek strephein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.