pat- root words — words with the pat- root

The root pat- comes from Latin pati, meaning to suffer, endure. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including incompatibilities, biocompatibility, biocompatible, compatibilities, dispassion, histocompatibility, histocompatible, impassibility, impassible, impassibly, impatiens, passible. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pat- root

Explore words with pat- — words containing the pat- root and sharing its sense of "to suffer, endure". Examples include incompatibilities, biocompatibility, biocompatible, compatibilities, dispassion, histocompatibility, histocompatible, impassibility, impassible, impassibly, impatiens, passible. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The pat- root means to suffer, endure, from Latin pati. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.