pans- root words — words with the pans- root

The root pans- comes from Latin pandere, meaning spread out. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including expansionist. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pans- root

Explore words with pans- — words containing the pans- root and sharing its sense of "spread out". Examples include expansionist. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pans- mean?

The pans- root means spread out, from Latin pandere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.