jac– {to throw, to lay}: ejaculate, jactation, jactitation ●more at jacent– ●same as ject–, jet– || 
L iacere, jacere (pp. iactum, jactum) : to throw, to lay
jacent– {to throw oneself down, to lie down}: adjacent, subjacent, superjacent ●joist ●part of jac– || L iacere, jacere (pp. iactum, jactum) : to throw, to lay
jah– {Jehovah}: Elijah, hallelujah ●Yahweh ●same as jo– || Heb jah– yah– : Jehovah
jan– {doorway, passageway}: janitor, January, Janus || L iānus, jānus : gate, covered passageway 
iānua, jānua : door; January is named for Janus, guardian of portals
ject– {to throw}: abject, adjective, conjecture, deject, eject, inject, interject, object, objection, objective, project, projectile, reject, subject, subjective, traject, trajectory ●same as jac–, jet– || L –icere (pp. –iectum, –jectum) (comb. form) iacere, jacere (pp. iactum, jactum) : to throw, to lay
jejun– {empty}: jejune, jejunectomy, jejunostomy, jejunum || L jējūnus : meager, dry, fasting
jet– {to throw}: jet, jetsam, jettison, jetty, objet d’art ●jut, parget ●unrelated: jet (black) ●same as jac–, ject– || OFr jeter : to throw away VL jectare for L iactare, freq. of iacere : to throw
jo– {the Lord, Jehovah [in names of Hebraic origin]}: Joan, Joanna, Joel, Johann, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Joshua, Josiah ●unrelated: Jonah, Jonas ●same as jah– || Heb yō– : stem Jehovah
joc– {to be merry, to jest}: jocose, jocular, jocund ●joke, joker, Joyce || L iocus, jocus : joke, jest, game ioculāris : jocular, laughable
join– {to join}: adjoin, conjoin, disjointed, enjoin, join, joinder, joiner, joint, jointure, nonjoinder, rejoinder, subjoin ●same as junct– ●see also jug– ●compare sever–2 || ME joinen OFr joindre L iungere, jungere (pp. iunctum, junctum) : to bind together, to yoke, to join
journ– {day}: adjourn, journal, journalism, journey, journeyman, sojourn ●Fr. jour ●from diurnal, part of di–3 || ME journal : breviary OFr journal L diurnālis, gen. of diurnum : journal, daybook L diēs : day
jov– {the god Jove [Jupiter]}: Jove, jovial, Jovian || LL Ioviālis, used as gen. of Iuppiter : Jupiter, chief god of the Romans
jubil– {to shout for joy}: jubilant, jubilation, jubilee || L iubilāre : to shout for joy • jubilee ult. Heb yōbēl : ram’s horn, jubilee; but meaning influenced by iubilāre
jud– {Judah, son of Jacob, who was progenitor of the Jews}: Judah, Judaic, Judaism, Judas, Jude, Judea, Judeo-Christian, Judith, Judy ●Jew, Yiddish ●Ger. Jude || L Iūdaeus Gr(Ec) Ioudaios : Jewish Heb yehūdi : a person of the tribe or kingdom of Judah
judg– {to judge}: adjudge, judge, judgment, misjudge, prejudge ●same as judic– || ME juge OFr L iudex : judge iūs (gen iūris) : law, right + dīcere (comb. form –dicare) : to indicate, to speak
judic– {to speak the law, to judge}: adjudicate, judicable, judicial, judiciary, judicious, prejudice, prejudicial ●comb. of jur– + dic–1 ●same as judg– || L iūdicare : to judge iudex : a judge iūs (gen iūris) : law, right + dīcere (comb. form –dicare) : to indicate, to speak
jug– {to join, yoke}: conjugal, conjugate, jugular, jugum, subjugate ●see also join–, junct– || L iugare : to bind together, to couple, to yoke iugum : yoke, collar; akin to iungere (pp. iunctum) : to join, to unite
junct– {to join}: adjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, disjunction, injunction, junction, juncture, subjunctive ●Span. junta ●same as join– ●see also jug– || L iunctum, pp. of iungere : to yoke, to mate, to join iunctus : joined, connected iunctio : a joining, connection
jur– {law, to swear, to take an oath}: abjure, adjure, conjure, injure, juratory, juridical, jurisconsult, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jurist, juror, jury, objurgate, perjure, sui juris ●more at judic– ●same as just– || L iūrare : to swear an oath ( iūs (gen. iūris) : court of law, justice) iūridiciālis : relating to right or justice; iūrisdictio : administration of justice
just– {right, lawful, proper}: just, justice, justiciary, justify, Justin ●unrelated: adjust ●same as jur– || L iustus : just, equitable, fair iūs : law, right iustitia : justice, fairness, equity
juven– {young}: juvenal, juvenile, rejuvenate ●junior ●Ger. jung ●Fr. jeune ●See also Appendix C ●compare sen– || L iuvenis : young, youthful, young man or woman
juxt– {to approach, near, close by}: juxtaposition ●adjust, joust || L iuxtā : near, beside, close by
* Unattested, hypothesized
† Unknown origin
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