pect- root words — words with the pect- root

The root pect- comes from Latin spectare, meaning to look. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including expectancies, expectational, spectate, unspectacular. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pect- root

Explore words with pect- — words containing the pect- root and sharing its sense of "to look". Examples include expectancies, expectational, spectate, unspectacular. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pect- mean?

The pect- root means to look, from Latin spectare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.