Etymological root

*(s)ker-

Proto-Indo-European

# *(s)ker-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** s-ker

## Words From This Root
- short - Measuring a small length or distance from one end to the other.
- share - To divide something and give part of it to others.
- card - A piece of stiff paper, often folded, sent to someone with a message or picture.
- shirt - A piece of clothing worn on the upper body, usually with a collar, sleeves, and buttons.
- cancer - A serious disease in which abnormal cells grow and spread in the body.
- scare - To make someone feel frightened.
- score - The number of points each side has won in a game or contest.
- screen - The flat surface of a TV, computer, or phone on which images appear.
- arrange - To make plans for something to happen.
- circus - A traveling show with acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, usually held in a large tent.
- skirt - a piece of clothing worn from the waist down, covering part of the legs
- crucial - Extremely important because it affects how something will turn out.
- carnival - A public festival with music, parades, dancing, and people in costumes.
- chancellor - A senior government official, often in charge of finance or law.
- curve - A smooth bend in a line, road, or surface, without sharp angles.
- crisp - Firm and fresh, in a pleasant way.
- scrutiny - Careful and detailed examination of something.
- scorn - To feel or show that you think someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect.
- carnal - of or relating to the body or flesh
- carnivorous - relating to or characteristic of carnivores
- carnivore - any animal that feeds on flesh
- verdant - characterized by the abundance of green foliage
- curt - rudely brief in speech or manner
- curtail - to reduce or cut short; to impose a restriction on
- shear - to cut off wool or hair with a sharp instrument; a deforming force in materials

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Words from this root(25)

/ʃɔɹt/ Measuring a small length or distance from one end to the other. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʃɛɚ/ To divide something and give part of it to others. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɑrd/ A piece of stiff paper, often folded, sent to someone with a message or picture. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʃɜɹt/ A piece of clothing worn on the upper body, usually with a collar, sleeves, and buttons. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkæːnsə/ A serious disease in which abnormal cells grow and spread in the body. Meaning Off Sound Off

/skɛɚ/ To make someone feel frightened. Meaning Off Sound Off

/skoɹ/ The number of points each side has won in a game or contest. Meaning Off Sound Off

/skɹiːn/ The flat surface of a TV, computer, or phone on which images appear. Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ To make plans for something to happen. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɝkəs/ A traveling show with acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, usually held in a large tent. Meaning Off Sound Off

/skɚt/ a piece of clothing worn from the waist down, covering part of the legs Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ Extremely important because it affects how something will turn out. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/ A public festival with music, parades, dancing, and people in costumes. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈt͡ʃænsələ/ A senior government official, often in charge of finance or law. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɚv/ A smooth bend in a line, road, or surface, without sharp angles. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkrɪsp/ Firm and fresh, in a pleasant way. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/ Careful and detailed examination of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/skɔɹn/ To feel or show that you think someone or something is worthless and deserves no respect. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑɹnəl/ of or relating to the body or flesh Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ relating to or characteristic of carnivores Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.voɹ/ any animal that feeds on flesh Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɜɹ.dənt/ characterized by the abundance of green foliage Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɝt/ rudely brief in speech or manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɚˈteɪl/ to reduce or cut short; to impose a restriction on Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʃɪr/ to cut off wool or hair with a sharp instrument; a deforming force in materials Meaning Off Sound Off

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