pos- root words — words with the pos- root

The root pos- comes from Latin pausare, meaning to place/set. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including posable, posada, recompose. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pos- root

Explore words with pos- — words containing the pos- root and sharing its sense of "to place/set". Examples include posable, posada, recompose. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pos- mean?

The pos- root means to place/set, from Latin pausare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.