pygm- root words — words with the pygm- root

The root pygm- comes from Greek pygmaios, meaning dwarfish, fist-height. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including pygmies, pygmy. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pygm- root

Explore words with pygm- — words containing the pygm- root and sharing its sense of "dwarfish, fist-height". Examples include pygmies, pygmy. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pygm- mean?

The pygm- root means dwarfish, fist-height, from Greek pygmaios. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.