cease- root words — words with the cease- root

The root cease- comes from Latin cesso, meaning stop, cease. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including ceasefire, ceaseless, ceaselessly, cessation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cease- root

Explore words with cease- — words containing the cease- root and sharing its sense of "stop, cease". Examples include ceasefire, ceaseless, ceaselessly, cessation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cease- mean?

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