pound- root words — words with the pound- root

The root pound- comes from Latin pondo, meaning weight, unit of weight. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including poundage. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pound- root

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

What does pound- mean?

The pound- root means weight, unit of weight, from Latin pondo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.