ent- root words — words with the ent- root

The root ent- comes from Latin entem, meaning having the quality of. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including agentry, bioequivalent, crapulent, flocculent, geoscientist, incongruent, pseudoscientist, superabsorbent, tumescent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ent- root

Explore words with ent- — words containing the ent- root and sharing its sense of "having the quality of". Examples include agentry, bioequivalent, crapulent, flocculent, geoscientist, incongruent, pseudoscientist, superabsorbent, tumescent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ent- mean?

The ent- root means having the quality of, from Latin entem. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.