Meaning: cut, kill
Root word: Latin caedere, caesus
Roots with similar meanings:
- tom- meaning “cut”
Roots with opposite meanings:
Roots that could be confused:
- cid- meaning “fall”
- cis- meaning “same side”
Notes:
Derived English Words
Commonly encountered words are in bold.
Chisel: A hand tool with a sharp cutting edge used for carving or shaping wood, stone, or other materials.
Circumcise: To cut around; specifically, to surgically remove the foreskin of the penis or clitoris.
Circumcision: The act or practice of circumcising.
Concise: Brief and to the point; expressing much in few words.
Concision: The quality of being concise; brevity.
Decide: To make a choice or come to a resolution.
Decidable: Capable of being determined or resolved.
Decidability: The state of being decidable.
Decision: A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
Decisive: Having the power to make decisions effectively and without hesitation.
Semidecidable: Relating to a decision problem for which an algorithm can confirm the positive instances, but may not halt on negative instances.
Excide: To cut out or off.
Excise: To remove by cutting out; also refers to a tax levied on certain goods.
Excision: The act of cutting out or removing.
Excisional: Relating to or involving excision.
Incise: To cut into or carve.
Incision: A surgical cut or slit made in skin or flesh.
Incisive: Clear and direct; able to cut to the heart of an issue.
Incisor: A front tooth adapted for cutting.
Incisory: Relating to an incisor or cutting.
Incisure: A notch or indentation, often in anatomical structures.
Succise: Cut short or truncated.
Succision: The act of cutting down or truncating.
Fungicide: A chemical agent that destroys fungi.
Germicide: A substance that kills germs.
Genocide: The systematic killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
Herbicide: A substance used to kill unwanted plants or weeds.
Homicide: The act of killing another human being.
Pesticide: A substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or animals.
Suicide: The act of intentionally taking one’s own life.
Fratricide: The act of killing one’s brother.
Filicide: The act of killing one’s own child or children.
Patricide: The act of killing one’s own father.
Nematocide / Nematicide: A substance or agent used to kill nematodes (parasitic roundworms).
Pesticide: A chemical agent used to kill pests, including insects, rodents, fungi, and weeds.
Spermatocide: A substance that kills sperm, used as a contraceptive.
Vermicide: A substance or agent used to kill worms.
Imprecise: Not exact or accurate.
Imprecision: Lack of exactness or accuracy.
Précis: A concise summary of a text or speech.
Precise: Marked by exactness and accuracy.
Precision: The quality of being exact and accurate.
Scissors: A tool used for cutting, consisting of two blades that are pivoted so that the edges slide against each other.
Other Uses
Links
List of Greek and Latin roots in English – Wikipedia
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