Words with the root mit/miss
mit/miss means “send”, from Latinmittere.
15 examples of the root “mit/miss”
- admitad-send toward; allow entry
- submitsub-send under; yield to another
- permitper-send through; allow to happen
- commitcom-send together; pledge fully
- emite-send out; release energy
- omito-send away; leave out
- remitre-send back; send payment
- mission-iona sending out; assigned task
- dismissdis-send away; discharge from duty
- transmittrans-send across; pass along signal
- missile-ilething sent through the air
- commissioncom- + -ionsent together; authorized assignment
- intermissioninter- + -ionsending between; pause in performance
- promissorypro- + -orysent forward; containing a promise
- inadmissiblein- + ad- + -iblenot sendable in; legally excluded
How mit/miss works
The root appears as 'mit' in verb forms (transmit, permit) and shifts to 'miss' in noun or adjective derivatives (mission, admissible), reflecting Latin past-participle spelling. Prefixes like 'com-', 'sub-', 'ad-', and 'trans-' attach directly to alter the direction or nuance of 'sending.'
Watch out: The word 'mitten' looks like it contains 'mitt/mit' but comes from Old French 'mitaine,' unrelated to the Latin root meaning 'send.'
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Other Greek and Latin roots
- port · carry
- duct · lead
- scrib/script · write
- dict · say
- aud · hear
- vid/vis · see
- rupt · break
- vert/vers · turn
- ped · foot
- man/manu · hand
- spec/spect · look
- cap/cept · take
- pos/pon · place
- fac/fact · make
- voc/vok · voice
- terr · earth
- aqua · water
- luc/lum · light
- nov · new
- temp · time
- mort · death
- gram/graph · write
- log/logy · word
- phon · sound
- bio · life
- chron · time
- geo · earth
- path · feeling
- hydr · water
- scope · look at
- therm · heat
- psych · mind
- auto · self
- tele · far
- micro · small
Questions people ask
What does the root “mit/miss” mean?
mit/miss means “send”. It comes from Latin (mittere). The root appears as 'mit' in verb forms (transmit, permit) and shifts to 'miss' in noun or adjective derivatives (mission, admissible), reflecting Latin past-participle spelling. Prefixes like 'com-', 'sub-', 'ad-', and 'trans-' attach directly to alter the direction or nuance of 'sending.'
What are some examples of words with the root “mit/miss”?
admit, submit, permit, commit, emit, omit, remit, mission. The full list of 15 examples, with what each one literally means, is above.
Which words look like they have the root “mit/miss” but don’t?
The word 'mitten' looks like it contains 'mitt/mit' but comes from Old French 'mitaine,' unrelated to the Latin root meaning 'send.'
What is a root word?
A root is the core of a word that carries its main meaning. Many English roots come from Latin or Greek and cannot stand alone, like port (“carry”) in transport and portable.