pub- root words — words with the pub- root

The root pub- comes from Latin pubes, meaning adult, grown up. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including puberty, pubescence, pubic, pubescent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pub- root

Explore words with pub- — words containing the pub- root and sharing its sense of "adult, grown up". Examples include puberty, pubescence, pubic, pubescent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pub- mean?

The pub- root means adult, grown up, from Latin pubes. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.