Time for our next installment in this tour through classically derived English vocabulary: base words starting with “I,” “J,” and “K.” (There aren’t too many of each, so I decided to combine them.) If you want to review previous letters, you can refer to the links below:
- “A” Base Words
- “B” Base Words
- “C” Base Words
- “D” Base Words
- “E” Base Words
- “F” Base Words
- “G” Base Words
- “H”Base Words
Remember, these are all base words. I’ll tackle classical affixes (prefixes and suffixes) in a later series.
| Base | Meaning | Example |
| i(t) | go | transient, exile |
| iatr | doctor | pediatrician |
| ig(u), ag, act | drive, go | ambiguous, agile, action |
| jac, ject | throw | eject |
| kilo | thousand | kilogram |