Where does “dejecter” come from?

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

dejecter (English): One who casts down, or dejects

Definitions

  1. One who casts down, or dejects

Ancestry of “dejecter”, step by step

dejecter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deject

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdejectMake sad or dispirited; To cast downward; To...
2Old Frenchdejeter
3Latindēiectusdowncast, dismayed, dejected, cast down, thrown down
4LatindeicioI throw, cast, or hurl down; precipitate; I drive...
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti