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ject
(JEKT)to throw
Latin for throwing. Almost every word with -ject involves something being thrown or thrust.
rootLatin
MovementThe story behind this root
Latin jacere meant to throw. Picture each ject word as a literal throw: eject throws out, inject throws in, reject throws back, project throws forward.
Example words
eject
to throw out
inject
to throw in (often with a needle)
reject
to throw back
project
to throw forward (as a plan or an image)
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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