tellur- root words — words with the tellur- root

The root tellur- comes from Latin tellus, meaning earth. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including intratelluric, tellurate, tellurian, telluric, telluride, tellurion, tellurite, tellurium, tellurize, tellurometer. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tellur- root

Explore words with tellur- — words containing the tellur- root and sharing its sense of "earth". Examples include intratelluric, tellurate, tellurian, telluric, telluride, tellurion, tellurite, tellurium, tellurize, tellurometer. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tellur- root means earth, from Latin tellus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.