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Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples jac- lie Latin "to be thrown" adjacency, adjacent, circumjacency, circumjacent, ease, easy, interjacent, interjoist, joist, nonadjacent, subjacent, superjacent jac-, -ject- cast, throw Latin (also spelled ), abject, 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- door Latin janitor, January, janus words, Janus joc- jest Latin (also spelled ) jewel, jewelry, jocose, jocosity, jocular, jocularity, joke, jongleur, juggle, injucundity, jocund, jocundity journ- pertaining to the day, daily Latin (also spelled ) adjourn, journal, journalist, journey, journeyman, sojourn jub- joyful, happy Greek and Latin ("iōbēlaîos"), jubilance, jubilant, jubilation, jubate, jubilee judic- judge Latin , adjudicate, 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- yoke Latin , conjugal, subjugate jung-, junct- join Latin , 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- younger Latin junior, juniority jus-, jur- law, justice Latin , abjure, jurisprudence, jury, just, justice, objurgate, perjury juv-, jut- help Latin , adjument, adjutant, adjutor, adjutory, adjutrix, coadjutant, coadjutor juven- young, youth Latin juvenile, rejuvenate juxta- beside, near Latin References