Where does “abjection” come from?
Abjection comes from Middle English abjeccioun, from Middle French abjection, from Latin abicio, composed of Latin ab and Proto-Indo-European h₂epó meaning "away" or "off."
abjection (English): A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit;...
Definitions
- A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit;...
Ancestry of “abjection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abjeccioun | — |
| 2 | Middle French | abjection | — |
| 3 | Latin | abiectio | throwing away or rejecting; dejection,... |
| 4 | Latin | abiciō | to throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |