chees- root words — words with the chees- root

The root chees- comes from Latin caseus, meaning cheese. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including cheese, cheesecloth, cheesed, cheeses, cheesing, casein, cheesiest, cheesy, quesadilla, quesadillas. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the chees- root

Explore words with chees- — words containing the chees- root and sharing its sense of "cheese". Examples include cheese, cheesecloth, cheesed, cheeses, cheesing, casein, cheesiest, cheesy, quesadilla, quesadillas. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The chees- root means cheese, from Latin caseus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.