siest- root words — words with the siest- root

The root siest- comes from Latin sextus, meaning sixth. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including siesta, siestas, sextant, bissextile, sext, sextain, sextan, sextillion, sextillionth, sextodecimo. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the siest- root

Explore words with siest- — words containing the siest- root and sharing its sense of "sixth". Examples include siesta, siestas, sextant, bissextile, sext, sextain, sextan, sextillion, sextillionth, sextodecimo. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The siest- root means sixth, from Latin sextus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.