tophus- root words — words with the tophus- root

The root tophus- comes from Latin tofus, meaning porous stone, deposit. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including tophus, tufa, tuff. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tophus- root

Explore words with tophus- — words containing the tophus- root and sharing its sense of "porous stone, deposit". Examples include tophus, tufa, tuff. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tophus- mean?

The tophus- root means porous stone, deposit, from Latin tofus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.