piment- root words — words with the piment- root

The root piment- comes from Latin pigmentum, meaning pigment, spice. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including pigmentation, pimento, pimentos, pimiento, pimientos, orpiment, orpine. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the piment- root

Explore words with piment- — words containing the piment- root and sharing its sense of "pigment, spice". Examples include pigmentation, pimento, pimentos, pimiento, pimientos, orpiment, orpine. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does piment- mean?

The piment- root means pigment, spice, from Latin pigmentum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.