Latin

mītigō

‘to make soft, ripe’

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

3 English words in this record descend from Latin mītigō, most familiar first.

• mitigate ← mitigaten ← mitigat ← mītigātus
• mitigation ← mītigātiō ← mītigātus
• mitigant ← mitigans

Etymograph / Latin mītigō