pen-

pen- root words — words with the pen- root

The root pen- comes from Latin poena, meaning penalty, punishment. 41 words in Dendril are built from it, including pain, painful, painfully, painless, pains, penalties, penalty, punish, punished, punishes, punishing, punishment. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pen- root

Explore words with pen- — words containing the pen- root and sharing its sense of "penalty, punishment". Examples include pain, painful, painfully, painless, pains, penalties, penalty, punish, punished, punishes, punishing, punishment. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pen- mean?

The pen- root means penalty, punishment, from Latin poena. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.