Where does “nonobjectifiable” come from?
nonobjectifiable (English) comes from English objectifiable, from English objectify, from English object, from Old French object, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
nonobjectifiable (English): That cannot be objectified
Definitions
- That cannot be objectified
Ancestry of “nonobjectifiable”, step by step
nonobjectifiable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English objectifiable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | objectifiable | That can be objectified |
| 2 | English | objectify | To make something possible to be perceived by... |
| 3 | English | object | A thing that has physical existence but is not alive |
| 4 | Old French | object | — |
| 5 | Latin | obiectum | A charge, accusation |
| 6 | Latin | obiectus | offered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed |
| 7 | Latin | obiciō | to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |