| Root | Meaning in English | Origin language | Etymology (root origin) | English examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jac- | lie | Latin | jacēre "to be thrown" | adjacent |
| jac-, -ject- | cast, throw | Latin | jacere (also spelled iacere), iectus | adagio, adjacent, deject, ejaculate, eject, inject, interject, project, reject, trajectory |
| janu- | door | Latin | janua | janitor, January |
| joc- | joke | Latin | jocus (also spelled iocus) | jocose, jocular, jocularity, jocund, jocundity, joke |
| judic- | judge | Latin | judex, iudicis | adjudicate, judicial, judiciary |
| jug- | yoke | Latin | jugare, jugum | conjugal, subjugate |
| jung-, junct- | join | Latin | iungere, junctus | conjunction, enjoin, injunction, juncture, join, junction |
| junior- | younger | Latin | junior | junior, juniority |
| jus-, jur- | law, justice | Latin | ius, iuris | abjure, jurisprudence, jury, just, justice, objurgate, perjury |
| juv-, jut- | help | Latin | juvare, jutus | adjutant |
| juven- | young, youth | Latin | juvenis | juvenile, rejuvenate |
| juxta- | beside, near | Latin | juxta | juxtaposition |
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