fusc- root words — words with the fusc- root

The root fusc- comes from Latin fuscus, meaning dark. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including obfuscation, obfuscate, obfuscated, obfuscating, fuscous, infuscate, obfuscatory, subfusc. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the fusc- root

Explore words with fusc- — words containing the fusc- root and sharing its sense of "dark". Examples include obfuscation, obfuscate, obfuscated, obfuscating, fuscous, infuscate, obfuscatory, subfusc. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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