This root appears in many English words, including:
* ascend: to go up
* descendant: a person who is descended from a particular ancestor
* transcendent: exceeding ordinary limits
* scan: to examine something carefully
* scansion: the analysis of metrical patterns in verse
* scandal: an action or event regarded as morally wrong and causing public offense
The root scandere also appears in scientific terms, such as scandens (meaning "climbing" or "creeping"), which is used to describe plants that climb.