spers- root words — words with the spers- root

The root spers- comes from Latin spargere, meaning to scatter. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including dispersant, dispersible, dispersive, dispersoid. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the spers- root

Explore words with spers- — words containing the spers- root and sharing its sense of "to scatter". Examples include dispersant, dispersible, dispersive, dispersoid. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does spers- mean?

The spers- root means to scatter, from Latin spargere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.