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Where does “objectification” come from?

Objectification traces through English object, Latin obiectum and obiectus (meaning "thrown against"), Latin iacio ("to throw"), and Ancient Greek ὀβολός, ὀβελός, and βέλος ("projectile").

objectification (English): The process of objectifying something

Definitions

  1. The process of objectifying something

Ancestry of “objectification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobjectA thing that has physical :existence; Objective;...
2Old Frenchobject—
3LatinobiectumA charge, accusation
4Latinobiectusoffered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
5Latinobiciō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “objectification”

  • reobjectification
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →