person- root words — words with the person- root

The root person- comes from Latin persona, meaning mask, character. 57 words in Dendril are built from it, including person, personal, personally, persons, impersonal, personalities, personality, personnel, impersonally, impersonate, impersonated, impersonates. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the person- root

Explore words with person- — words containing the person- root and sharing its sense of "mask, character". Examples include person, personal, personally, persons, impersonal, personalities, personality, personnel, impersonally, impersonate, impersonated, impersonates. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does person- mean?

The person- root means mask, character, from Latin persona. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.