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Where does “deject” come from?

deject (English) comes from Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, from Latin deicio, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deject (English): Make sad or dispirited; To cast downward; To...

Definitions

  1. Make sad or dispirited; To cast downward; To...

Ancestry of “deject”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdejeter—
2Latindēiectus—
3LatindeicioI throw, cast, or hurl down; precipitate; I drive...
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “deject”

  • dejecteth
  • dejectly
  • dejecter
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