heps- root words — words with the heps- root

The root heps- comes from Greek hepsein, meaning to boil, digest. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including cathepsin. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the heps- root

Explore words with heps- — words containing the heps- root and sharing its sense of "to boil, digest". Examples include cathepsin. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does heps- mean?

The heps- root means to boil, digest, from Greek hepsein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.