spir- root words — words with the spir- root

The root spir- comes from Latin spirare, meaning to breathe. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including spiritless, spiritualism, spiritualist, spiritualistic, spiritualists, spirituality, spirituous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the spir- root

Explore words with spir- — words containing the spir- root and sharing its sense of "to breathe". Examples include spiritless, spiritualism, spiritualist, spiritualistic, spiritualists, spirituality, spirituous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The spir- root means to breathe, from Latin spirare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.