ject

throw, cast

Spelled ject · jacere 'to throw'

Latin jacere meant throw: project throws forward, reject throws back, and inject sends medicine into the body.

Words built from it

object — to express disapproval, or a thing
ob- (against) + ject (throw)
subject — a topic, or to bring under control
sub- (under) + ject (throw)
project — to plan or throw forward
pro- (forward) + ject (throw)
reject — to refuse to accept
re- (back) + ject (throw)
inject — to force a substance into something
in- (into) + ject (throw)
dejected — sad and depressed
de- (down) + ject (throw)
conjecture — a guess based on incomplete information
con- (together) + ject (throw)