pend- root words — words with the pend- root

The root pend- comes from Latin pendere~2, meaning weigh, pay. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including pending, compensated, compensates, compensating, compensations, pension, pensioned, pensioner, pensioners, pensions, pensive, pensively. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pend- root

Explore words with pend- — words containing the pend- root and sharing its sense of "weigh, pay". Examples include pending, compensated, compensates, compensating, compensations, pension, pensioned, pensioner, pensioners, pensions, pensive, pensively. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The pend- root means weigh, pay, from Latin pendere~2. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.