scend-

scend- root words — words with the scend- root

The root scend- comes from Latin scando, meaning climb. 38 words in Dendril are built from it, including scan, ascend, ascended, ascending, ascends, descend, descended, descending, descends, scanned, scanner, scanning. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the scend- root

Explore words with scend- — words containing the scend- root and sharing its sense of "climb". Examples include scan, ascend, ascended, ascending, ascends, descend, descended, descending, descends, scanned, scanner, scanning. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The scend- root means climb, from Latin scando. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.