per- root words — words with the per- root

The root per- comes from Latin per, meaning thoroughly, through. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including experience, experienced, experiences, experiencing, per, persuade, persuaded, persuades, persuading, persistent, perspective, persuasion. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the per- root

Explore words with per- — words containing the per- root and sharing its sense of "thoroughly, through". Examples include experience, experienced, experiences, experiencing, per, persuade, persuaded, persuades, persuading, persistent, perspective, persuasion. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does per- mean?

The per- root means thoroughly, through, from Latin per. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.