peri-

peri- root words — words with the peri- root

The root peri- comes from Greek peri, meaning around, near. 25 words in Dendril are built from it, including period, periodic, periodically, periods, peripheral, peripherals, perimeter, perimeters, periodical, periodicals, peripheries, periphery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the peri- root

Explore words with peri- — words containing the peri- root and sharing its sense of "around, near". Examples include period, periodic, periodically, periods, peripheral, peripherals, perimeter, perimeters, periodical, periodicals, peripheries, periphery. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The peri- root means around, near, from Greek peri. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.