pest- root words — words with the pest- root

The root pest- comes from Italian pestare, meaning to pound, crush. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including pesto. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pest- root

Explore words with pest- — words containing the pest- root and sharing its sense of "to pound, crush". Examples include pesto. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pest- mean?

The pest- root means to pound, crush, from Italian pestare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.