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mit
(MIT)to send
Latin for sending. The two spellings (mit and miss) come from different Latin verb forms.
rootLatin
MovementSpellings:mitmiss
Example words
submit
to send under someone's authority
transmit
to send across
mission
a task someone is sent to do
dismiss
to send away
emit
to send out
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Movement. Roots about going, sending, carrying, and getting somewhere.
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