ject

(JEKT)

to throw

Latin for throwing. Almost every word with -ject involves something being thrown or thrust.

rootLatin

The 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)

Words in our dictionary that use this root

Every dataset word containing ject, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.

eject
to throw out
ex-ject
inject
to throw in (often with a needle)
in-ject
reject
to throw back
re-ject
project
to throw forward (as a plan or an image)
pro-ject
object
to throw oneself against; to express opposition
ob-ject

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).

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