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sci- root words — words with the sci- root

The root sci- comes from Latin scire, meaning to know. 28 words in Dendril are built from it, including antiscience, antiscientific, ascititious, bioscience, conscienceless, conscionable, foreconscious, geoscience, geoscientific, geoscientist, hyperconscious, nescience. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sci- root

Explore words with sci- — words containing the sci- root and sharing its sense of "to know". Examples include antiscience, antiscientific, ascititious, bioscience, conscienceless, conscionable, foreconscious, geoscience, geoscientific, geoscientist, hyperconscious, nescience. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does sci- mean?

The sci- root means to know, from Latin scire. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.