pren- root words — words with the pren- root

The root pren- comes from Latin prehendere, meaning seize, grasp. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including enterprises, enterprising, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs, apprehensively, apprehensiveness, impregnability, impregnably, impresario, misapprehend. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pren- root

Explore words with pren- — words containing the pren- root and sharing its sense of "seize, grasp". Examples include enterprises, enterprising, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, entrepreneurs, apprehensively, apprehensiveness, impregnability, impregnably, impresario, misapprehend. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pren- mean?

The pren- root means seize, grasp, from Latin prehendere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.