ment- root words — words with the ment- root

The root ment- comes from Latin mentum, meaning result or state of. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including environmental, merriment, developmental, infotainment, raiment, abonnement, accouchement, accouplement, accruement, acquitment, additament, adjudgements. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ment- root

Explore words with ment- — words containing the ment- root and sharing its sense of "result or state of". Examples include environmental, merriment, developmental, infotainment, raiment, abonnement, accouchement, accouplement, accruement, acquitment, additament, adjudgements. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ment- mean?

The ment- root means result or state of, from Latin mentum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.