terg- root words — words with the terg- root

The root terg- comes from Latin tergere, meaning to wipe. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including absterge, absterged, abstergent, absterging, abstersion, abstersive, deterge, detergencies, detergency. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the terg- root

Explore words with terg- — words containing the terg- root and sharing its sense of "to wipe". Examples include absterge, absterged, abstergent, absterging, abstersion, abstersive, deterge, detergencies, detergency. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The terg- root means to wipe, from Latin tergere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.