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RootLatin
cis/cise
cut, shorten
Latin caedere meant 'cut': an incision cuts in, to excise is to cut out, and decisive action cuts off alternatives.
Words built from it
- concise — brief and clear, using few words
con- (thoroughly) + cis (cut) - precise — exact, accurate in detail
pre- (before) + cis (cut) - precision — exactness, accuracy
pre- (before) + cis (cut) - incision — a cut, especially a surgical one
in- (into) + cis (cut) - excise — to cut out or remove
ex- (out) + cise (cut) - decisive — settling an issue firmly; resolute
de- (off) + cis (cut)
Looks like it, but is not
- cistern — from Latin cista 'box, chest' (from Greek kiste) — a storage tank, unrelated to caedere 'to cut'
- exercise — from Latin exercere 'keep busy, train,' not caedere 'cut'
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