Where does “nonabject” come from?
nonabject (English) comes from English abject, from Middle English abjecten, from Middle English abiect, from Latin abiectus, from Latin abiciō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
nonabject (English): Not abject
Definitions
- Not abject
Ancestry of “nonabject”, step by step
nonabject traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abject
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abject | Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | abjecten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | abiect | outcast, wretched |
| 4 | Latin | abiectus | thrown or cast aside, down or away, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | abiciō | to throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside |
| 6 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |