mantissa- root words — words with the mantissa- root

The root mantissa- comes from Latin mantisa, meaning makeweight, small addition. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including mantissa. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mantissa- root

Explore words with mantissa- — words containing the mantissa- root and sharing its sense of "makeweight, small addition". Examples include mantissa. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does mantissa- mean?

The mantissa- root means makeweight, small addition, from Latin mantisa. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.