Latin

iactō

‘to boast, brag’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin iactō.

9 English words in this record descend from Latin iactō, most familiar first.

• jess ← ges ← gies ← *iectus
• jetty ← gete ← geté ← geter ← iectāre
• jettison ← getteson ← getaison ← geter ← *iectātiō
• jitney ← jetnée ← jeton ← jeter ← jeter
• jetton ← jeton ← jeter ← jeter ← iectāre
• jeton ← jeter ← jeter ← iectāre
• jactitation ← jactitio ← iactitō
• jettatura ← iettatura ← iettare ← gettare ← iectāre
• parget ← pargetten ← pargeter

Etymograph / Latin iactō