pers- root words — words with the pers- root

The root pers- comes from Latin spargo, meaning scatter. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including aspersion, aspersions, dispersal, disperse, dispersed, disperses, dispersing, dispersion, intersperse, interspersed, sparse, sparsely. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pers- root

Explore words with pers- — words containing the pers- root and sharing its sense of "scatter". Examples include aspersion, aspersions, dispersal, disperse, dispersed, disperses, dispersing, dispersion, intersperse, interspersed, sparse, sparsely. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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