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—
3Latinēiectusexpelled, ejected, rejected
4Latinēiciōto cast, thrust or drive out
5Latinē-—
6Latinēx-out, away
7Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “ejective”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin ē- →