Latin word root · Motion & Action

mitt-: sending

mitt- is a Latin root meaning “sending”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: sending

Root forms: mitt-, miss-

Source word: mittō — to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge

Word family and examples

• mission

  an important assignment or vocation

• transmit

  to cause to pass on from one place or person to another

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