pens- root words — words with the pens- root

The root pens- comes from Latin penso, meaning to weigh, ponder. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including pensiveness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pens- root

Explore words with pens- — words containing the pens- root and sharing its sense of "to weigh, ponder". Examples include pensiveness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pens- mean?

The pens- root means to weigh, ponder, from Latin penso. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.