pept- root words — words with the pept- root

The root pept- comes from Greek pepto, meaning to digest. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including dyspepsia, dyspeptic, pepsin, peptic, peptics, dyspeptically. 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, dyspeptically. 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.