Where does “ejectment” come from?

Ejectment derives from Middle English -ment combined with Latin eicio meaning "to throw out," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- through Latin ex.

ejectment (English): The legal process of ejecting someone from their...

Definitions

  1. The legal process of ejecting someone from their...

Ancestry of “ejectment”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin ē- →