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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
intro-	prefix	Latin	inward, inside
-ion	noun-forming suffix	Latin	the act, process, or result of
ir-¹	prefix	Latin	in, into, on
ir-²	prefix	Latin	not, without
-ish	adjective-forming suffix	Old English	of, resembling; somewhat
-ism¹	noun-forming suffix	Greek	act, process, state, practice, or instance of
-ism²	noun-forming suffix	Greek	doctrine, belief, theory
iso-	prefix	Greek	equal, same
-ist	noun-forming suffix	Greek	person who does or believes in
it, itiner	root	Latin	journey, road
-ite¹	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	in a state or condition (produced by the action denoted by the verb base)
-ite²	noun-forming suffix	Greek	person or thing that comes from, or is a member or follower of
-ite³	noun-forming suffix	Latin and Greek	mineral or fossil
-itious	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	having the nature of, characterized by
-itis	noun-forming suffix	Greek	inflammation
-ive, -ative	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	tending to, connected with, or performing
-ization	noun-forming suffix	Latin and Greek	act, fact, or process of
-ize, -ise	verb-forming suffix	Greek	to turn into or cause to be
ject, jet, jac	root	Latin	throw; lie
jud, jur, just	root	Latin	justice, law; swear
junct	root	Latin	join

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