Where does “ejective” come from?
ejective (English) comes from English eject, from Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, from Latin ēiciō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
ejective (English): Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection; A...
Definitions
- Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection; A...
Ancestry of “ejective”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | eject | To compel to leave; To throw out or remove... |
| 2 | Middle French | éjecter | — |
| 3 | Latin | ēiectus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēiciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
Words derived from “ejective”