Where does “inject” come from?
Inject comes from Latin iniectus, past participle of inicio, from in- and in, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ne and h₁én.
inject (English): To push or pump into a cavity or passage; To...
Definitions
- To push or pump into a cavity or passage; To...
Ancestry of “inject”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | iniectus | thrown etc; seized |
| 2 | Latin | iniciō | — |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inject”