is-

is- root words — words with the is- root

The root is- comes from Greek sis, meaning process, action. 37 words in Dendril are built from it, including apotheoses, catharses, aerotaxis, aesthesis, ameiosis, anacatharsis, anaclisis, anadiplosis, anastasis, anastomosis, anoesis, apneusis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the is- root

Explore words with is- — words containing the is- root and sharing its sense of "process, action". Examples include apotheoses, catharses, aerotaxis, aesthesis, ameiosis, anacatharsis, anaclisis, anadiplosis, anastasis, anastomosis, anoesis, apneusis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The is- root means process, action, from Greek sis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.