cheese- root words — words with the cheese- root

The root cheese- comes from Latin ccaseus, meaning cheese. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including cheesecake. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cheese- root

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

What does cheese- mean?

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