pept- root words — words with the pept- root

The root pept- comes from Greek pepto, meaning to digest. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including dyspepsia, dyspeptic, pepsin, peptic, peptics. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pept- root

Explore words with pept- — words containing the pept- root and sharing its sense of "to digest". Examples include dyspepsia, dyspeptic, pepsin, peptic, peptics. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pept- mean?

The pept- root means to digest, from Greek pepto. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.