tumor- root words — words with the tumor- root

The root tumor- comes from Latin tumere, meaning to swell. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including tumor, tumors, contumelies, contumacy, contumelious, detumesce, detumescence, detumescent, intumesce, intumescence, intumescent, tumefacient. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tumor- root

Explore words with tumor- — words containing the tumor- root and sharing its sense of "to swell". Examples include tumor, tumors, contumelies, contumacy, contumelious, detumesce, detumescence, detumescent, intumesce, intumescence, intumescent, tumefacient. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tumor- root means to swell, from Latin tumere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.