scit- root words — words with the scit- root

The root scit- comes from Latin sciscere, meaning to seek to know, adopt. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including adscititious. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the scit- root

Explore words with scit- — words containing the scit- root and sharing its sense of "to seek to know, adopt". Examples include adscititious. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does scit- mean?

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