peri- root words — words with the peri- root

The root peri- comes from Latin perior, meaning try, test. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including experience, experienced, experiences, experiencing, experiment, experimental, experiments, expert, experts, experimentally, experimentation, experimented. 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 "try, test". Examples include experience, experienced, experiences, experiencing, experiment, experimental, experiments, expert, experts, experimentally, experimentation, experimented. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The peri- root means try, test, from Latin perior. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.