pentimento- root words — words with the pentimento- root

The root pentimento- comes from Italian pentire, meaning to repent (a reappearing earlier image the artist changed). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including pentimento. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pentimento- root

Explore words with pentimento- — words containing the pentimento- root and sharing its sense of "to repent (a reappearing earlier image the artist changed)". Examples include pentimento. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pentimento- mean?

The pentimento- root means to repent (a reappearing earlier image the artist changed), from Italian pentire. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.