Where does “jects” come from?
jects (English) comes from English projects, from English project, from Latin prōiectus, from Latin proicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
jects (English): A multi-story low-income housing development
Definitions
- A multi-story low-income housing development
Ancestry of “jects”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | projects | plural of project; API pl; One or more... |
| 2 | English | project | A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal... |
| 3 | Latin | prōiectus | — |
| 4 | Latin | proicio | I throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |