List of Greek and Latin roots in English/J

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J

RootMeaning in EnglishOrigin languageEtymology (root origin)English examples
jac-lieLatin jaceo "to be thrown"adjacency, adjacent, circumjacency, circumjacent, ease, easy, interjacent, interjoist, joist, nonadjacent, subjacent, superjacent
jac-, -ject-cast, throwLatin jacio (also spelled iacio ), iectusabject, adjectival, adjective, conjectural, conjecture, deject, dejection, disject, disjection, ejaculate, ejaculation, ejaculatory, eject, ejecta, ejection, ejective, ejectment, ejector, inject, injection, injective, injector, interject, interjection, interjectional, interjector, interjectory, introject, introjection, introjective, jactation, jactitation, jaculate, jaculation, jaculator, jaculatory, jaculiferous, jet, jetsam, jettison, nonobjective, object, objectification, objection, objectionable, objective, objectivity, objector, parget, project, projectile, projection, projective, projector, reject, rejectamenta, rejection, subject, subjection, subjective, subjectivity, subjicible, surjection, surjective, traject, trajectile, trajection, trajectory, trijet
janu-doorLatin janua janitor, January
joc-jestLatin jocus (also spelled iocus )jewel, jewelry, jocose, jocosity, jocular, jocularity, joke, jongleur, juggle, injucundity, jocund, jocundity
journ-pertaining to the day, dailyLatin diurnus (also spelled journe )adjourn, journal, journalist, journey, journeyman, sojourn
judic- judge Latin iudex , iūdicisadjudicate, adjudication, adjudicative, adjudicator, adjudicatory, extrajudicial, injudicious, judge, judgement, judgment, judgmental, judicable, judicative, judicator, judicatory, judicature, judicial, judiciary, judicious, nonjudgmental, nonjudicial, prejudge, prejudgment, prejudice, prejudicial, quasijudicial
jug-yokeLatin jugo , jugum conjugal, subjugate
jung-, junct-joinLatin iungo , junctus adjoin, adjoint, adjunct, adjunction, adjunctive, conjoin, conjoint, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctive, disjoin, disjoint, disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, enjoin, enjoinder, enjoinment, injunction, injunctive, join, junction, juncture, junta, junto, nondisjunction, nonjoinder, rejoin, rejoinder, sejoin, sejungible, subjoin, subjoinder, subjunctive, surrejoinder
junior-youngerLatin junior junior, juniority
jus-, jur-law, justiceLatin ius , iurisabjure, jurisprudence, jury, just, justice, objurgate, perjury
juv-, jut-helpLatin juvo , jutusadjument, adjutant, adjutor, adjutory, adjutrix, coadjutant, coadjutor
juven-young, youthLatin juvenis juvenile, rejuvenate
juxta-beside, nearLatin juxta juxtaposition

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