bus- root words — words with the bus- root

The root bus- comes from Dutch busse, meaning gun-barrel. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including harquebusier. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bus- root

Explore words with bus- — words containing the bus- root and sharing its sense of "gun-barrel". Examples include harquebusier. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bus- mean?

The bus- root means gun-barrel, from Dutch busse. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.