cuss- root words — words with the cuss- root

The root cuss- comes from Latin quatere, meaning strike, shake. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including percussion, concuss, concussive, discussable, percuss, percussive, rediscussed, repercussive, succuss, succussion. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cuss- root

Explore words with cuss- — words containing the cuss- root and sharing its sense of "strike, shake". Examples include percussion, concuss, concussive, discussable, percuss, percussive, rediscussed, repercussive, succuss, succussion. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cuss- root means strike, shake, from Latin quatere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.