cind- root words — words with the cind- root

The root cind- comes from Latin scindere, meaning to cut, split, tear. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including abscind, abscisin, absciss, abscissin, abscission, circumscissile, exscind, prescind, rescindable, rescissory, scissile, scission. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cind- root

Explore words with cind- — words containing the cind- root and sharing its sense of "to cut, split, tear". Examples include abscind, abscisin, absciss, abscissin, abscission, circumscissile, exscind, prescind, rescindable, rescissory, scissile, scission. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cind- mean?

The cind- root means to cut, split, tear, from Latin scindere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.