pay- root words — words with the pay- root

The root pay- comes from Latin paco, meaning pacify, pay. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including prepaid, prepay, repayable. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pay- root

Explore words with pay- — words containing the pay- root and sharing its sense of "pacify, pay". Examples include prepaid, prepay, repayable. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pay- mean?

The pay- root means pacify, pay, from Latin paco. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.