Latin · word
mittere
send, let go, release
Forms
- mitt-
- miss- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘sent’ or ‘released.’
Origin
Earlier ancestry is uncertain.
Note
Sending something involves releasing it from where it was held.
Words sharing this root
admissibleAllowed or acceptable under the rules.admissionPermission or acceptance to enter a place or institution.admissionA statement accepting that something is true.admitTo allow someone or something into a place or group.admitTo acknowledge that something is true, often reluctantly.commitTo place something under a settled responsibility or obligation.commitTo carry out a wrongful or harmful act.compromiseAn agreement reached by each side giving up something.compromiseA weakening or endangering of something valuable.dismissTo send away or put out of further consideration.emissaryA representative sent on a mission.emissionThe release of something from a source, or what is released.emitSend out or release something.intermissionA temporary break during or between activities or events.intermittentHappening from time to time rather than continuously.messA state of untidy or uncontrolled disorder.messTo behave playfully rather than seriously.messageMeaning conveyed from a source to a recipient.missileAn object launched or thrown at a target as a weapon.missionAn organized undertaking directed toward a defined purpose.missiveA letter or other written message.omissionThe act of leaving something out or something left out.omitTo leave something out or fail to do it.permissibleAllowed under rules, laws, or standards.permissionApproval to do or access something.permissiveAllowing freedom rather than imposing strict limits.permitTo allow something to happen or be done.premiseAn idea or assumption that provides the basis for something.promiseAn assurance that something will happen or be done.promissoryContaining or expressing a promise.remissCareless in carrying out a duty.remissionA reduction or disappearance of the signs of an illness.remissionThe reduction or cancellation of a debt or penalty.remitTo send something to another recipient or authority.remitTo release someone partly or fully from a debt or penalty.remitAn assigned area of responsibility or authority.submissionYielding to another's power.submissionSomething sent or presented for judgment, approval, or consideration.submitTo yield to authority, control, or force.submitTo present something for consideration or approval.transmissionThe passing of something from one point to another.transmitTo carry something from a source to a recipient.