Latin

iaceō

‘to lie prostrate, lie down’

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

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

• disease ← disese ← desese ← desaise ← eise
• ease ← ese ← ese ← eise ← adiacēns
• adjacent ← adiacēns ← adiaceō
• gist ← gesir
• joist ← giste ← gesir
• gîte ← giste ← gesir
• subjacent ← subiaceō
• misease ← myssease ← mesaise ← eise ← adiacēns
• miseased ← mysesed ← myssease ← mesaise ← eise

Etymograph / Latin iaceō