stound- root words — words with the stound- root

The root stound- comes from Latin extono, meaning thunder-strike. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including astoundingly. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stound- root

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

What does stound- mean?

The stound- root means thunder-strike, from Latin extono. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.