LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixthird conjugation

-scō

-scō (present infinitive -scere, perfect active -ī, supine -um)

Meaning

  1. morphemeForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".

Origins

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-skō, from Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti.

Quick answers

What does -scō mean in Latin?
-scō, a suffix, means “Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".”.