gest- root words — words with the gest- root

The root gest- comes from Latin gero, meaning carry, bear. 73 words in Dendril are built from it, including register, registered, registering, registers, suggest, suggested, suggesting, suggestion, suggestions, suggests, congest, congested. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the gest- root

Explore words with gest- — words containing the gest- root and sharing its sense of "carry, bear". Examples include register, registered, registering, registers, suggest, suggested, suggesting, suggestion, suggestions, suggests, congest, congested. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The gest- root means carry, bear, from Latin gero. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.