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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

  1. Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection; A...

Ancestry of “ejective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishejectTo compel to leave; To throw out or remove...
2Middle Frenchéjecter—
3Latinēiectus—
4Latinēiciō—
5Latinē-—
6Latinēx-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “ejective”

  • ejectively
  • nonejective
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →