sponsor- root words — words with the sponsor- root

The root sponsor- comes from Latin spondere, meaning to pledge. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including cosponsorship, despond, despondence, hyperresponsive, irresponsive, nonresponsive, respondence, responsion, responsory. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sponsor- root

Explore words with sponsor- — words containing the sponsor- root and sharing its sense of "to pledge". Examples include cosponsorship, despond, despondence, hyperresponsive, irresponsive, nonresponsive, respondence, responsion, responsory. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The sponsor- root means to pledge, from Latin spondere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.