Where does “objek” come from?
objek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch object, from Middle French object, from Old French object, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
objek (Afrikaans): object
Ancestry of “objek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | object | object, item; object |
| 2 | Middle French | object | — |
| 3 | Old French | object | — |
| 4 | Latin | obiectum | A charge, accusation |
| 5 | Latin | obiectus | offered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed |
| 6 | Latin | obiciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |