Etymology helio-mori roots

helio

sun

heliotrope

flower that faces the sun

heliograph

instrument that uses the sun's rays to send signals

helium

element abundant in sun's atmosphere

it, itiner

journey, road

exit

way out

itinerary

plan of journey

iterate

repeat

jac, jact, jec

to throw

projectile

missile; something thrown forward

trajectory

path taken by thrown objects

reject

throw back

jur, jurat

to swear

abjure

renounce

perjure

testify falsely

jury

group of men and women sworn to seek the truth

labor, laborat

to work

laboratory

place where work is done

collaborate

work together with others

laborious

difficult

leg, lect

to choose, to read

election

choice

legible

able to be read

eligible

able to be selected

leg

law

legislature

law-making body

legitimate

lawful

legal

lawful

liber

book

library

collection of books

libretto

the “book” of a musical play

libel

slander (originally found in a little book)

loqu, locut

to talk

soliloquy

speech by one individual

loquacious

talkative

elocution

speech

luc

light

elucidate

enlighten

lucid

clear

translucent

allowing some light to pass through

mal

bad

malevolent

evil (wishing bad)

malediction

curse (state of saying evil)

malefactor

evil-doer

man

hand

manufacture

create (make by hand)

manuscript

written by hand

emancipate

free (let go from the hand)

mar

sea

maritime

connected with seafaring

submarine

undersea craft

mariner

seaman

mit, miss

to send

missile

projectile

admit

allow in

dismiss

send away

transmit

send across

mon, monit

warn

admonish

warn

premonition

foreboding

monitor

watcher (warner)

mori, mort

to die

mortuary

funeral parlor

moribund

dying

immortal

not dying