tus- root words — words with the tus- root

The root tus- comes from Latin tundo, meaning beat, blunt. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including obtuse, contuse, contused, contusing, contusion, contusions, obtusely, obtuseness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tus- root

Explore words with tus- — words containing the tus- root and sharing its sense of "beat, blunt". Examples include obtuse, contuse, contused, contusing, contusion, contusions, obtusely, obtuseness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tus- mean?

The tus- root means beat, blunt, from Latin tundo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.