spice-

spice- root words — words with the spice- root

The root spice- comes from Latin species, meaning kind, sort (hence goods, spices). 23 words in Dendril are built from it, including spiciest, conspecific, ecospecies, nonspecialist, nonspecializing, nonspecific, overspecialise, overspecific, overspecified, overspecifies, overspecify, specialise. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the spice- root

Explore words with spice- — words containing the spice- root and sharing its sense of "kind, sort (hence goods, spices)". Examples include spiciest, conspecific, ecospecies, nonspecialist, nonspecializing, nonspecific, overspecialise, overspecific, overspecified, overspecifies, overspecify, specialise. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does spice- mean?

The spice- root means kind, sort (hence goods, spices), from Latin species. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.