stem- root words — words with the stem- root

The root stem- comes from Greek histemi, meaning set, stand. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including system, systems, systematic, subsystem, systematically, ecstatically, prostate, prostates, systematize, systematized, systematizing, systemic. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stem- root

Explore words with stem- — words containing the stem- root and sharing its sense of "set, stand". Examples include system, systems, systematic, subsystem, systematically, ecstatically, prostate, prostates, systematize, systematized, systematizing, systemic. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The stem- root means set, stand, from Greek histemi. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.