pump- root words — words with the pump- root

The root pump- comes from Greek pepon, meaning ripe melon. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including pumpkin, pumpkins. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pump- root

Explore words with pump- — words containing the pump- root and sharing its sense of "ripe melon". Examples include pumpkin, pumpkins. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pump- mean?

The pump- root means ripe melon, from Greek pepon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.