scans- root words — words with the scans- root

The root scans- comes from Latin scandere, meaning climb, scan verse. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including scanners, scansion, condescendence, descendible, parascending, scandent, scannable, scansorial, scend, transcendencies, transcendency, transcendentalize. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the scans- root

Explore words with scans- — words containing the scans- root and sharing its sense of "climb, scan verse". Examples include scanners, scansion, condescendence, descendible, parascending, scandent, scannable, scansorial, scend, transcendencies, transcendency, transcendentalize. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does scans- mean?

The scans- root means climb, scan verse, from Latin scandere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.