sess-

sess- root words — words with the sess- root

The root sess- comes from Latin sedeo, meaning sit. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including president, resident, session, sessions, assess, assessed, assesses, assessing, assessment, insidious, obsess, obsessed. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sess- root

Explore words with sess- — words containing the sess- root and sharing its sense of "sit". Examples include president, resident, session, sessions, assess, assessed, assesses, assessing, assessment, insidious, obsess, obsessed. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The sess- root means sit, from Latin sedeo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.