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

  1. To push or pump into a cavity or passage; To...

Ancestry of “inject”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininiectusthrown etc; seized
2Latininiciōto throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inject”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →